I am southern – from the great state of South Carolina. They say, “You can take the girl out of the south, but you can’t take the south out of the girl.” And, it’s true. I moved to New York City from ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence ...

Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state’s school board voted in favor of the material on Friday. A slim majority ...

Experts say some of the lessons are at odds with the historical record or inflate the role of Christianity in major events.

Texas education leaders are on the verge of giving their seal of approval to a controversial set of lesson plans that bring Bible stories into elementary classrooms. Many parents, public school ...

School districts serving more than two million elementary-school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible. By Troy Closson Texas education officials backed on Tuesday a new ...

This school year, many Texas districts are teaching from an elementary curriculum that features extensive content about the Christian faith, according to a New York Times analysis. By Troy Closson A ...

Controversy has surrounded new state-approved lessons referencing the Bible that are being offered as part of the Texas Education Agency's elementary reading curriculum, with some confusion on ...

Some Kentucky public schools are offering Bible-literacy classes that are in violation of the U.S. Constitution, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Last year, Kentucky lawmakers passed ...

With busy schedules, chatty small groups, and personalized quiet times, we’ve neglected the rigor of learning the Bible. If I asked, could you summarize the entire story of the Bible from Genesis to ...