Required readings would include passages from Old and New Testament for students in middle school
The conservative-majority Texas State Board of Education is considering adding at least 15 passages from the Bible to a required reading list as part of English lessons in public schools – the latest push from conservatives to implement Christianity into school curriculums.
Beginning in middle school, Texas students could be forced to read stories from the Bible including Jonah and the Whale, David and Goliath, and Lamentations 3 in addition to passages such as The Definition of Love from the New Testament, according to the list reported by the New York Times.
The new proposed changes have raised concerns from advocacy groups and academics who believe the changes will teach children a one-sided history lesson and “indoctrinate” students.
More of the atheists I know have actually read to Bible compared to the Christians I know who read some of the new testament maybe part of some gospels, some acts, revelations and psalms. It’s pretty vile & gross to force religion on people, but I don’t think this is going to have the impact they expect it to without also allowing clergy to lie about what it means when it says you should stone people to death for working on the Sabbath or all the pro slavery laws and parables.