Texas Education Board to Vote on Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools
Troy Closson, reporting for The New York Times (gift link):
The optional curriculum, one of most sweeping efforts in recent
years to bring a Christian perspective to more students, would
test the limits of religious instruction in public education.
It could also become a model for other states and for the
administration of President-elect Donald J. Trump, who has
promised to champion the conservative Christian movement in his
second presidential term. […]
Religion makes up a relatively small portion of the overall
content. But the lessons delve into Christianity far more often
and in depth than they do into other faiths, religious scholars
say and a review of the materials by The New York Times found. In
kindergarten, for example, children would be taught that many
religions value the Golden Rule, but the lessons would be focused
on the Christian version, and introduce students to Jesus and his
Sermon on the Mount.
The Times runs an excerpt from the curriculum, which reads:
The Sermon on the Mount included many different lessons. Some of
these included do not judge others; do not seek revenge, or try to
get even with someone; and give to the needy. Beyond the Sermon on
the Mount, there are many rules included throughout the Bible.
Jesus said that the Golden Rule sums up all of the important
teachings from scripture. “So in everything, do unto others as you
would have done unto you.”
“Do not judge others; do not seek revenge, or try to get even with someone; and give to the needy” — the very words that Donald Trump himself lives by.
See Also: Related coverage from The Onion: “Christian Right Lobbies to Overturn Second Law of Thermodynamics”.
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Troy Closson, reporting for The New York Times (gift link):
The optional curriculum, one of most sweeping efforts in recent
years to bring a Christian perspective to more students, would
test the limits of religious instruction in public education.
It could also become a model for other states and for the
administration of President-elect Donald J. Trump, who has
promised to champion the conservative Christian movement in his
second presidential term. […]
Religion makes up a relatively small portion of the overall
content. But the lessons delve into Christianity far more often
and in depth than they do into other faiths, religious scholars
say and a review of the materials by The New York Times found. In
kindergarten, for example, children would be taught that many
religions value the Golden Rule, but the lessons would be focused
on the Christian version, and introduce students to Jesus and his
Sermon on the Mount.
The Times runs an excerpt from the curriculum, which reads:
The Sermon on the Mount included many different lessons. Some of
these included do not judge others; do not seek revenge, or try to
get even with someone; and give to the needy. Beyond the Sermon on
the Mount, there are many rules included throughout the Bible.
Jesus said that the Golden Rule sums up all of the important
teachings from scripture. “So in everything, do unto others as you
would have done unto you.”
“Do not judge others; do not seek revenge, or try to get even with someone; and give to the needy” — the very words that Donald Trump himself lives by.
See Also: Related coverage from The Onion: “Christian Right Lobbies to Overturn Second Law of Thermodynamics”.