Bibles in schools?How well do you know the Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as ? Georgia lawmakers think that too many kids have lost touch with one of civilization's most influential documents. In March, the Georgia Legislature passed a bill to fund elective elective non-urgent; at an elected time, e.g. of surgery. elective adjective Referring to that which is planned or undertaken by choice and without urgency, as in elective surgery, see there noun Graduate education noun (not required) Bible courses for the state's high schools. If Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III (born December 20, 1946) is the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin Conley at the end of Reconstruction in the 1870s. , a Republican, signs the bill into law, Georgia will become the first state to require all school districts to offer courses in the Bible. Why study the Bible? "This country is built on Judeo-Christian faith, ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a , and knowledge of the Scriptures," Republican State Senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate Tommie Williams, the bill's sponsor, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The law would fund courses on the Old and New Testaments, focusing on the Bible's historic and literary significance rather than its religious content. Classes would have to be taught "in an objective and nondevotional manner." In the past, federal courts have ruled that public school courses about the Bible do not violate the First Amendment to the Constitution, which says in part that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." But some critics worry that the Bible will be taught as historical fact. Lawmakers in other states are considering similar bills. Do you favor such measures? Why or why not? |
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