The Bible and Public Schools

                The author talks about how Texas passed the House Bill 1287 inserted into the Texas Education code a provision allowing districts to offer elective courses on the Bible’s Hebrew Scripture and New Testament. When it comes to teaching the bible to public schools , what should be considered is pushing off the Christian religion to poor public-school children, what about offending non-believers who reject the Bible and any form of religious morals, should they also have to sit through a bible class. Many people who do believe religion should be taught in public often argue that they have freedom of speech as stated in the first Amendment  at the same time doesn’t First Amendment of Constitution against promoting religion in any government entity.

I believe that it should be an option to the students, the ones who want to take it should and the ones who don’t can opt out and take another option as a part of a required curriculum. I grew up a catholic, but I don’t think that the public school is no place for me or any other Christian to try and impose my formula for prayer on children who don’t even share it. There is a fine line between religion and state issued, religion should not go into government funded education. More controversy would present if religion was permitted, many public school teachers don’t really know a lot about other religions beside their own.

                Public schools are supposed to be a place where all religions are welcomed but if people who don’t want to be outspoken about their beliefs are forced to, then this will only cause conflict. Religion should be for home and church, not for the public school system.