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Texas Board Approves Adding Bible to Required School Reading List

Is this a win for religious freedom and education or unconstitutional religious favoritism?

Published JUN 27

Texas Board Approves Adding Bible to Required School Reading List

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Above: The Texas Board of Education holds a social studies curriculum meeting in Austin, Texas, on June 22. Image credit: Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman/Getty Images

The Spin

Right narrative

Texas made history by becoming the first state to include Bible passages in required public school reading lists, and that's a win for American education. The Bible is foundational to Western literature and American heritage, so excluding it from classrooms was always the bigger distortion. With parental opt-outs built in and a phased rollout giving schools years to prepare, this policy is both thoughtful and constitutionally grounded.

Randy Weber on X The Gateway Pundit

Left narrative

Mandating Bible passages in Texas public schools while banning hundreds of other books is government-sponsored religious favoritism, plain and unconstitutional. The required list is overwhelmingly Christian, sidelining Jewish, Muslim and nonreligious students and sending a clear message about who the state considers a full member of its community. Public schools serve kids of every faith background, and elected officials have no business turning classrooms into Sunday schools.

Ed Krassenstein on X Common Dreams