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The State Board of Education spent this week hashing out what an overhaul of social studies would look like. The new curriculum will downplay world cultures and focus on Texas and the United States.
News United States » Texas » Religion: Texas lost its Ten Commandments case and now wants 15 Bible passages in public school lessons
Texas Lost Its Ten Commandments Case And Now Wants 15 Bible Passages in Public School Lessons ...
News United States » Texas » Religion: Religion in Schools Returns to the Spotlight as States Pass New Laws
By: Lucas Burton The debate over the role of Christianity in public schools has intensified in recent months as several conservative-led states move to mandate religious displays in classrooms. States ...
News United States » Texas » Religion: 3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court
(The Conversation) — New laws mandating the Ten Commandments’ display in schools have faced lawsuits in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Litigation over posting the Ten Commandments in schools first ...
News United States » Texas » Religion: Texas interfaith coalition speaks up for Muslims’ religious freedom
As Republican elected leaders in Texas seek to limit the activities of Muslim organizations, an interfaith coalition has issued a plea to defend Muslim neighbors and their religious freedom.
News United States » Texas » Religion: Texas reviewing what students learn about history, slavery, and religion in major curriculum rewrite
Texas leaders are reviewing new social studies standards that could change how students learn about history, slavery, and religion, and not everyone agrees.
News United States » Texas » Religion: The push to include religion in classrooms could shape how schools treat gender and identity
Prayer mandates and Ten Commandments laws are part of an effort experts worry will marginalize students based on gender, sexual orientation and race.
News United States » Texas » Religion: Texas proposes Bible stories in school curriculum, sparks debate on religion in American classrooms
Texas is once again at the centre of a national debate on religion in public education, as proposals to include Biblical stories such as Jonah and the.
News United States » Texas » Religion: Trump's Religious Liberty Commission gathers for final hearing: 'No such thing as separation of church and state'
The seventh and final hearing of the White House Religious Liberty Commission gathered at the Museum of the Bible on Monday to discuss the past, present and future of religious liberty in the United ...
News United States » Texas » Religion: Are voters on the religious right beginning to question their enduring loyalty to Trump?
Despite declining numbers in some polls, Republican candidates are hoping that those members of the electorate pundits call “evangelical Christians” will help them beat Democrats in November.