Texas Board To Vote On Bible Lessons In Public Schools

Austin’s CBS affiliate reports:

The State Board of Education heard more than 8 hours of public testimony on Monday on whether to approve a new statewide curriculum. The “Bluebonnet Learning” curriculum would incorporate Bible lessons in kindergarten through fifth grade in public schools. Testimony is expected to resume Tuesday morning.

A months-long debate over the new curriculum culminated in tense testimony in Austin. More than 150 people signed up to testify in front of the Texas State Board of Education about the new proposed curriculum.

“Government cannot violate religious liberty by establishing a religion of secularism by giving preference to those who believe in no religion over those who have religious beliefs,” said Jonathan Covey [photo], policy director of Texas Values.

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Texas Values is an anti-LGBTQ hate group that once celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage with a gigantic cake.

Advocates for the Bible-infused curriculum @TXSBOE claim to support religious literacy, but today’s prayer rally reveals their true aim: to turn public schools into Christian Sunday schools and use taxpayer dollars to evangelize students, regardless of their families’ beliefs. pic.twitter.com/KVESzhej2U

— Texas Freedom Network (@TFN) November 18, 2024

Texas State Board of Ed due to vote on bible infused OER curriculum today. 74 Million article reveals that Mike Huckabee group helped craft the curriculum. https://t.co/cCmcTTU7Gt

— Carolyn Foote (@technolibrary) November 18, 2024

The Bluebonnet Learning curriculum would incorporate Bible lessons in kindergarten through fifth grade in public schools. That was the topic that led to eight hours of testimony Monday. @MarcelinoKHOU https://t.co/K8B4r7sjcD

— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) November 19, 2024