Iowa, Bible and bills

'Misguided' or 'logical'? Lawmakers push bill allowing Bible course in Iowa public schools
Some opponents to a bill that allows public schools to offer a course on the Bible say it promotes "Christian nationalism." Lawmakers advanced the bill Thursday.
Iowa GOP lawmakers again eye public school course on Bible
The Rev. Lizzie Gillman with the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa expressed concern about the bill promoting Christian nationalism and the potential for espousing biblical literalism in public schools.
Texas bills would allow Ten Commandments and Bible reading in public schools
Bills introduced by Republicans in the Texas Senate would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools and allow for schools to carve out time for students to read the Bible, in the latest effort by lawmakers in states to infuse religious doctrine in public education.
Texas GOP lawmakers introduce bills to display Ten Commandments, read Bible in schools
Republicans in the Texas Senate introduced a bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools and have time set aside in the day for students to read the Bible. The
Texas GOP senators want Ten Commandments in classrooms, time for prayer and Bible reading
Republican Texas lawmakers are renewing a push to infuse a greater religious influence in the state's public schools with a pair of bills introduced Monday in the state Senate. Here's what's proposed.
'The Bible calls for strong borders': Abbott tries to school Pope on the holy book
Gov. Greg Abbott schooled Pope Francis on the Bible after the Catholic leader criticized President Donald Trump's mass ...
Christian group that wants Bible read in schools introduces ‘indecent’ exhibitions bill
The Idaho Family Policy Center has helped draft a number of controversial pieces of legislation, including a bill last week ...
Greg Abbott responds to pope on deportation criticism: ‘The Bible calls for strong borders’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott weighed in after Pope Francis called Trump's mass deportation program a "major crisis." ...
Brevard school board OKs Bible-based curriculum; doesn't address principal, teacher arrests
The school board approved Dave Ramsey's financial curriculum, disputing the idea that it was 'Christian curriculum.' ...
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Athens woman lost her Bible during outing Sunday and she desperately wants it back
The Bible, which has her name and telephone number written inside, was lost on Sunday. She thinks she may have left it on an ...
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VA chaplain says was relieved of duties after reading 'charged and divisive' Bible passage
Two legal defense funds have taken up the cause of an Army Reserve chaplain who says he was relieved of his duties at a ...
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Idaho lawmaker wants to ‘cultivate’ morality through mandated public school Bible reading
Christian conservative lawmakers in Idaho are pushing to bring the Bible into public schools. Shawn Raecke Shawn Raecke A ...
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ESV Bible update includes 68 word edits, reverts Genesis 3:16 translation to 2001 wording
The English Standard Version Bible is undergoing its first text update in nearly a decade, with revisions to 36 passages ...