Texas Public Schools Required To Teach Bible Science This Year
Logic has finally prevailed in the Texas Public school system. Legislation now requires the literature of Bible Science to be taught in all public Texas schools and the students will be better for it.
New state law requires that every school has copies of the Bible for all students, and that the curriculum includes information relating to the Bible.
The legislation for this measure was first introduced in 2007, with opposition coming from several evolutionary science and atheist parenting groups. Their dissent was not enough to dissuade the majority to go against the best eduction for the state’s children.
The point of the program is not to indoctrinate students or force them to become Christian. It is simply to educate them about the points of Christianity, its impact on society and how Creationism is a viable alternative to the false principles of evolution and speciation.
A local social studies teacher, John Keeling from Whitehouse, Texas, had this to say about the new requirements and his students’ perception about the new academic benefit:
“By the end of the year, what they begin to realize is that it is pervasive. You can’t get away from it. The kids came back and were like ‘It’s everywhere.’” Mr. Keeling continued, “The purpose of a course like this isn’t even really to get kids to believe it per say. It is just to appreciate the profound impact that it has had on our history and on our government.”
Several schools, such as Keeling’s, had implemented the law since it passed in 2007. The 2009-2010 school year will mark the first year that an entire state will be forced to teach about the Bible.
Residents of East Texas have mixed reactions to the law. In a nation that has already stripped prayer out of school, Christ out of Christmas and forces kids to learn about atheism, Hinduism and secular science, it only seems fair that they gain a moral perspective about their nation’s history and creation of our world.
Resident Laura Tucker speaks on the sentiment: “‘I think it is a good thing because a lot of kids don’t have that experience, and they already want to take prayer out of school as it is– and you see where our kids are ending up!’”
Statistically, kids have become more violent and more prone to teenage pregnancy, violence and drug use since prayer and reference to the Bible was barred in most public schools.
On the counter, many secular atheists and those with suspicious names seem to be against a fair initiative and the law. These people who denounce the laws of peace and equality cite petty, bigoted concerns as grievances.
“I don’t want anybody teaching their religious beliefs to my child unless they want to send their child to my house and let me teach them my religious views. There is no difference,” said Havis Tatum in an interview with KLTV.com. Such shocking words against a bill that promises to instill morality and values in a failing school system should not part the lips of concerned parents.
Schools who had not yet enforced this great new addition to curriculum stated their hesitance was due to confusion over the bill’s wording and lack of state funding; excuses.
But now, by state mandate, every school district must meet the requirements before one student is seated. This is a great day for our nation and a great victory in our road to reestablishing our nation’s Christian heritage and foundation.
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11:51 am
Now all they need to do is include the Q’ran, the Torah and the Book of Mormon to be sure that all viewpoints are presented. Of course, the most logical thing to do would be to just do away with Reading, Writing and Arithmetic and focus solely on the religions of the world with Christianity being shown favoritism…
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12:34 pm
Well, it’s nice the public schools are providing Bibles but I think it’s should be required that mothers and fathers provide them to. Maybe not as a law, but there is a moral responsibility if your a Christian to give each and every one of your children a Bible.
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12:37 pm
Those religions you mention do not reflect our nation’s Christian tradition. Don’t you find the fact that when our nation allowed prayer and God in our schools, that things were better?
There was far less violence and kids had a certain sense of responsibility. Grades were better, you did not here about urban crimes and violence in our schools. Parents could feel safe sending their children to school.
Now, the integrated system has gang violence, drugs, pregnancy and prostitution. Kids drop out or when they graduate, hardly have the skills to make it in college or the working world. Our country is falling behind other nations in terms of education.
This is all because in 1962, the Supreme Court banned prayer and subsequently, God and his Holy Word from schools. Texas is finally doing something about it.
Kids DO learn about other world cultures as a part of their curriculum. They learn about ancient things like the Egyptians, Norse and Roman myths, all the way to newer myths such as Hinduism and Islam. Judaism and Christianity are marginalized and left out, and it’s not fair.
We are a Christian nation and were established on Puritan principles such as moral discipline, hard work and morality. We cannot betray our roots and expect success. We much teach the Bible. We must teach about the moral lessons, the history of creation and how it will affect our future.
Students from Texas are going to start excelling academically, and I hope the next step is the State challenging for the right to allow prayer in their public schools.
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12:56 pm
“or when they graduate, hardly have the skills to make it in college or the working world”
You know first-hand, don’t you Amber?
“Our country is falling behind other nations in terms of education.”
You’re living proof of that, Amber.
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2:40 am
“Now, the integrated system has gang violence, drugs, pregnancy and prostitution. Kids drop out or when they graduate, hardly have the skills to make it in college or the working world. Our country is falling behind other nations in terms of education.
This is all because in 1962, the Supreme Court banned prayer and subsequently, God and his Holy Word from schools. Texas is finally doing something about it.”
All the gang violence, drugs, pregnancy etc. always happened, just now you can read about it over the internet whilst you troll hard core Christian sites with 5 staff against the rest of the world.
Seriously it’s just that word spreads faster now.
And indoctrinating people is a big difference from educating them, if Texas just becomes 100% Christian then there will still be prostitution, gangs, drugs, violence etc. This website is proof that not every Christian has a strong set of morales, and some of them, you included Amber (“I am extremely terrified of Chinese people” is a good example of insane racism, lying and just being plain wrong”)are amongst the worst members of the world.
Oh and America’s history’s only Christian for a couple of hundred years back, because we in Great Britain thought that would be a good way to use the lies of the Bible to nick all the land of you. So go shove it up your god damn patriotic arse.
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12:38 pm
I believe the Bible is being required because it is what America’s history has been built on. Now I would welcome curriculums on other religions just as my High School did on Buddism. What’s important about having the Bible is because our government has relied on the wisdom and foundational truths to govern America. Some have started to turn away from our Founding Father’s resource the Bible, which is why others might feel the other religions should also be included; hence the controversy.
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12:40 pm
If you want to learn about religion (aka Hocus Pocus, Fantasy, Make Believe), go to church. If you want to learn about facts, go to school.
Should be that simple…
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2:32 pm
Well said, Fake Adam.
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7:58 pm
I’m wondering … amber said american won’t be able to have HIGH skill In college or being able to works somewhere
lets take exemple of a FAST foor restaurant or ANY restaurant do you really need a Bible to Know how to cook a roastbeef ? I always Thought would be better having a cooking Books instead of a Bible doing this works
another exemple doctor do you really need the Bible to be a doctor ? a Medecine book will help much better
why do you think the bible is Not a prerequisiste to be a Good hard worker ? Last time I filled a curriculum they didnt asked me my religion ( it’s against the law anyway because it’s a discrimination)
You will said doctor and cook or whatever need to us a Bible so the white man could have the best works ? I don’t think so white men can have the best works if they study hard and black men and asian men can do just as well I rememebr when I was 10 The doctor was vietnamese but he was the BEST doctor in this Hospitals and he healed me and I wa shappy he didnt asked me what religion I am and I didnt asked him he was Good in what he was doing
Talking about religion SINCE 2000 in canada they stopped cathechism ( christian religion class ) and they now talk about ethic and religion culture we learn about philosophy and other mythology INCLUDING christianity ( Yeah I know it I failed the test )
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2:22 pm
You do know many of the founding fathers were deists, right?
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2:57 pm
No worries everyone. In 2040, when the population of Muslims surpasses that of the Christians in America…it will be the Quaran that will be taught in Texas….it’s only a matter of time.
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9:56 pm
And if you refuse to allow the Quran in public schools the penalty will be beheading.
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5:30 pm
What’s thath thing called again? Oh wait I remember, Seperation of Church and State. That’s it.
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5:39 pm
I have never been a big fan of the American public school system. It works in some communities, but most cities offer poor public educational options. I am a huge proponent of home schooling, however, because it gives the parents far greater control over the direction of our children’s learning. I think this move in Texas is a great step, and I wish more public officials were so enlightened but getting in bed with state educators is dangerous.
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7:48 pm
This story made http://detentionslip.org ! Check it out for all the crazy headlines from our schools.
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10:44 pm
For the smart mouth who is making the trite ‘they were deists argument’, most of our founding fathers believed in God and Jesus Christ. They founded this nation upon Christian principles and we won the Revolutionary War due to having God’s favor, that much is obvious.
They were prescribed deists because they believed everyone should have a choice in what religion one practices in private life; there is no requirement to accept Christ into your heart. That is the choice of the individual.
That still does not mean this nation is not Christian and students should be banned from learning the facts of the Bible. Atheists have ruined our country and it’s about time it’s been given back to those of the faith of our roots; Christians.
Once the moral majority comes forth again, we will have a new Golden Era of peace and prosperity not only for America, but all the lesser countries who we help show the way.
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11:49 am
The country was founded by diests, not Christians.
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1:06 pm
“we won the Revolutionary War due to having God’s favor, that much is obvious.”
We won the Revolutionary War because the French helped us. God had nothing to do with it.
“there is no requirement to accept Christ into your heart. That is the choice of the individual.”
So then why are you constantly trying to force Christianity on people?
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12:08 pm
“most of our founding fathers believed in God and Jesus Christ.”
Actually it’s VERY common belief that the majority of our founding fathers were Unitarian and Deist.
John Adams, while he may or may not be a Christian, we don’t know, also signed this treaty:
“As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, – as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen, – and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.”
This shows that the founding fathers DID NOT found this country on the Christian religion, it’s right their in plane text.
“They were prescribed deists because they believed everyone should have a choice in what religion one practices in private life; there is no requirement to accept Christ into your heart. That is the choice of the individual.
That still does not mean this nation is not Christian and students should be banned from learning the facts of the Bible.”
Yes it does, how would you feel if while making this law, we also made a law stating that atheist texts stating that ‘God’ is fake and you are believing a fairy tale?
“we won the Revolutionary War due to having God’s favor”
Proof please?
“Once the moral majority comes forth again, we will have a new Golden Era of peace and prosperity not only for America, but all the lesser countries who we help show the way.”
Can’t we also have peace and prosperty from a different book of fairy tales, such as the Tanakh?
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1:00 pm
Stop trying to twist the facts and cherry-pick. We were founded on Christian values but our founding fathers wanted everyone to have the choice to pick to be religious or not. That’s the key difference.
You know who else runs his government like that? God.
God gives us free will and the founding fathers did as well, which makes sense, since we were founded as a nation of his making.
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1:36 pm
I just loled a bit, I imagined that when I saw God instead I was seeing ‘taco butt’, and that when I saw Christian, it was Satan
“Stop trying to twist the facts and cherry-pick. We were founded on Satan’s values but our founding fathers wanted everyone to have the choice to pick to be religious or not. That’s the key difference.
You know who else runs his government like that? Taco Butt.
Taco Butt gives us free will and the founding fathers did as well, which makes sense, since we were founded as a nation of his making.”
Where is your proof behind any of this? Did god tell you that he influenced our nation into becoming a nation?
Also, on almost every article on this site about religion in the government, they pretty much say ‘We want anyone that’s not Christian to get out of our country’ so pretty much… you just failed.
Seriously though, are you guys like a secondary site for /b/?
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1:43 pm
Also if you think God gave people freewill why do you have to go around bashing religions that are different from yours? I’m pretty sure they have the freewill, according to you, to choose that religion, yet most of the articles on this site say they want to burn these people.
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11:05 am
I have always had one question about God. If he’s so powerful and he has the whole universe to look at, why does he care so much about little old us?
This is a genuine question, I’m not trying to create an argument here.
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9:44 am
Though I am a DEVOUT christian, I think some of your information is misleading to some of these readers. I am in the Mansfield school district. Our school may not require prayer, but they certainly have not taken it away. Just as much, no school in the district has implemented this “Bible Science” as of yet. Our school teaches of scientific evolution, but not of the “Big Bang Theory” They leave that to the parent/student’s discretion and don’t even go into ANY detail about evolution, we didn’t even learn about DINOSAURS. So, though you may be scared for your/our children “of the future” the schools aren’t the one’s corrupting them. It’s you. False information, a closed view of the world that is inaccurate and impossible to live in, that is the problem with children these days. They grow up thinking they are BETTER than everybody else because they were raised that way.
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