tx at it again, when will people speak out

[seabeyond]

Texas School Board Adds Bible Class

Wed Apr 27, 9:08 AM ET U.S. National - AP

ODESSA, Texas - The school board in this West Texas town voted unanimously to add a Bible class to its high school curriculum.

Hundreds of people, most of them supporters of the proposal, packed the board meeting Tuesday night. More than 6,000 Odessa residents had signed a petition supporting the class.


Some residents, however, said the school board acted too quickly. Others said they feared a national constitutional fight.


Barring any hurdles, the class should be added to the curriculum in fall 2006 and taught as a history or literature course. The school board still must develop a curriculum, which board member Floy Hinson said should be open for public review.

[ComerPerro]

1. Anyone who wants to learn about the Bible can do so at Church

Why do these radicals insist on indoctrination in public schools?

[ananda]

2. I think it must be..

.. something in the water.

And I live here in Houston, which isn't quite as bad as west Texas, but I feel the fear....

That's probably why I drink bottled water from elsewhere. lol

Sue

[seabeyond]

3. bottled water here, thought has crossed my mind.

highschool. religion, i can go for it as long as it is Christianity, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, judaism.........in non bias, non emotional totally academic manner, atheism

then, i totally embrace and see as a good thing

[Walt Starr]

4. It's an elective course

It'll be a literature course or a course on the impact the bible has had on history.

Much ado about nothing, IMO. Hell, if I was in the high School I'd take it. I had already read the Bible four times in three translations by the age of 15.

[seabeyond]

5. i looked for if it was an elective

didnt see. i saw was going under history, so i assumed would be required. elective makes a huge difference

[Mistress Quickly]

6. I heard it was an elective

They should offer a world religions class also. Then you can take one or not.


Now at this link, they don't mention it being an elective, but a history or literature class. That's different.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/27/AR2005042700407.html

this one states it is an elective:

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3156223

snip>>> Johnson said students in the elective class <<<<