Oklahoma House panel passes Bible curriculum bill

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: February 11, 2010

A measure that would develop curricular standards for using the Bible in elective courses in public schools won a House panel’s approval Wednesday.

House Bill 2321 would authorize the state Board of Education to adopt guidelines for the nonsectarian, nonreligious academic study of the Bible and its influence on literature, art, music, culture and politics.

Several members of the House Common Education Commi...


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