Groups Endorse Guidelines On Using the Bible in Instruction
A new guide written to help teachers and school administrators navigate the thorny legal terrain of teaching about the Bible in public schools has been endorsed by a broad coalition of education, religious, and civil liberties groups.
Released last week by the First Amendment Center and the National Bible Association, "The Bible and Public Schools: A First Amendment Guide" is intended to ease the fears and misperceptions educators often have when it comes to dealing with religion and the Bible.
"Biblical literacy is clearly essential to a good education," said Charles C. Haynes, a senior scholar of religious freedom at the First Amendment Center, based at Vanderbilt University. The center is run by the Freedom Forum, an Arlington, Va.-based foundation...
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