West Texas school district to study allowing Bible-based class [View All]

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A West Texas school board will at least consider the possibility of the district offering a Bible-based class as an elective in the high schools.

A packed audience gave a standing ovation Tuesday after the Ector County school board heard a presentation from a man representing the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools on offering such a class.

Mike Johnson of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools told the board Tuesday that coursework designed by that organization is not about proselytizing or preaching.

"Our course is done in a very objective fashion," Johnson said. "We understand that you can teach the students, but not preach to them."
Johnson said the coursework would include the Bible's impact on America's founding fathers, students' understanding of geography of the Middle Eastern countries and the influence of the Bible in art and culture.