Nbadan
12-21-2005, 12:42 AM
Well, besides the whole backwards thingy...
A West Texas school board approved a curriculum that uses the Bible as its main textbook for an elective course Tuesday, a decision opponents fear invites proselytizing and spurns non-Protestant students.
Saying it had overwhelming support from the community, the Ector County Independent School District board voted 4-2 in favor of adopting the more conservative curriculum offered by the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools.
The National Council curriculum uses the King James Bible as its textbook. The other choice before the school board, offered by the Bible Literacy Project, uses the text "The Bible and Its Influence" and includes broader discussions of other faiths.
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School board president Randy Rives, who voted in favor of the National Council, said he thought the Bible would be the textbook when the class was approved in April. He said he was not worried about litigation.
"I'm not afraid of lawsuits," Rives said. "I believe we're doing what's best for our kids."
Austin Statesman (http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_Bible_Class.html)
Ah yes, the choice was between a bible-based curriculum and a more 'conservative' bible-based curriculum? Sounds like the Judaists who made the decision for this course could teach the Shiite Mullahs something about teaching religious fundamentalism.
A West Texas school board approved a curriculum that uses the Bible as its main textbook for an elective course Tuesday, a decision opponents fear invites proselytizing and spurns non-Protestant students.
Saying it had overwhelming support from the community, the Ector County Independent School District board voted 4-2 in favor of adopting the more conservative curriculum offered by the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools.
The National Council curriculum uses the King James Bible as its textbook. The other choice before the school board, offered by the Bible Literacy Project, uses the text "The Bible and Its Influence" and includes broader discussions of other faiths.
.......
School board president Randy Rives, who voted in favor of the National Council, said he thought the Bible would be the textbook when the class was approved in April. He said he was not worried about litigation.
"I'm not afraid of lawsuits," Rives said. "I believe we're doing what's best for our kids."
Austin Statesman (http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_Bible_Class.html)
Ah yes, the choice was between a bible-based curriculum and a more 'conservative' bible-based curriculum? Sounds like the Judaists who made the decision for this course could teach the Shiite Mullahs something about teaching religious fundamentalism.