This is 100% proof of total illiterate incompetence by the Iowa Senate and General Assembly. ...not a single one of those 152 criminal theocrats under the golden dome has EVER READ THE FILTHY GENOCIDAL PORNOGRAPHIC MISOGYNISTIC ANTI-SCIENCE bibles nor have the Catholics read their Douay Altar bibles. ...Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in 1890's: " we shall have gawdless schools" throwing out of court Lutherans who wanted their bibles in schools sued by Catholics objecting to the Norwegian and Swede farmers running the local schools

I don't have a problem as long as it is taught as historical fiction. Reading the bible is more common among atheists than believers.

its a pile of shit and your right. there will be no devil worship classes and if there's one then there is the other. what happened to freedom of choice?

Pity, but I would like a bit more context on this story before getting worked up about it.

Is the book simply there in the library or is it in the classroom featured?

First, nice cat, second, they will stop at nothing to indoctrinate children because children are naïve; perfect targets for bullshit, who have had practice with Santa and are now ready for god to take a turn.

It's not even "thinly veiled".

An understanding of the bible, particularly the King James, vastly improves your chances of understanding Western literature. Tolkien was a Catholic mystic, if you don't have any bible knowledge his work is diminished for you. Joyce is even more utterly impenetrable if you don't know biblical work. Shakespeare helped write the King James, a lot of his plays are better understood if you get his mindset. Flaubert, Moliere, Tolstoy, Didion, Atwood, the list goes on. If you don't understand biblical references and the poetry and songs inspired by them you miss a significant link in the continuity of western culture. That said, the same is true of classical literature, yet I do not see any bills to encourage the teaching of Latin or Classical Greek.

Then, all other sacred scripture must be taught...!!

You are correct..

You can't deny it is a work of influential literature. Right or wrong it has influenced a lot of people for a long time. It can't be studied that way because one of it's underlying themes is to go forth and spread the word. I think you are right.

As long as they include the study of

Buddhist Sacred Texts: The Sutras.
Hindu Sacred Texts: The Vedas.
Islamic Sacred Texts: The Quran and Hadith.
Jewish Sacred Texts: The Tanach, Mishnah, Talmud and Midrash.\

as well, I'd be ok with it.

Hmm. There are arguments on both side. The Bible contains a lot of material that one should know if they wish to consider themselves educated in our culture. It also contains a lot of material for indoctrination. It all depends on how the course are taught. A neutral religious studies course would be acceptable in my opinion but not anything that had to do with proselytizing.

If they put it in as a "work of literature" to a suitably aged audience does this mean they expect a critique handed back. That one could backfire hilariously the first time someone rips it to shreds for internal inconsistency and treats it like any other work of fiction.

Hi Misstuffy this is a result of having Trump and Pence in power giving the religious right to trample over the seperation of religion and state.

Included as a literary piece, as a source bject for literature, sure. As a sole class, no.

Religions should be taught in school, but no religion should ever be taught in schools by a follower as schools are there in an attempt to enlighten.

Well, they have to put the bibles somewhere since they're not putting them in hotels (at least the ones I've been in).

Gotta watch 'um, they bees sneaky that way.