Alabama lawmaker files bill to allow Bible history elective in public schools

[TexasTowelie]

North Alabama Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, wants the Bible to be the focus of three new social studies electives in public schools.

But at least one group that favors the separation of church and state is watching the bill closely.

Melson, who chairs the Senate education policy committee, filed Senate Bill 14 last month ahead of the March 5 start to the legislative session.

The bill calls for the Alabama Board of Education to create three new courses---the study of the Hebrew scriptures of the Old Testament, the study of the New Testament, and a course combining the two---that students in sixth through 12th grade could take as social studies electives.

Read more: https://www.al.com/news/2019/02/alabama-lawmaker-files-bill-to-allow-bible-history-elective-in-public-schools.html

[VarryOn]

1. I think I could gum up the works on this initiative.

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Just ask the good Senator his denomination. Being from Alabama, he's likely a Southern Baptist. Then, point out to him that if his bill passes, there's a great chance that some these classes will be taught by by Methodists, Pentecostals, Lutherans, and--God forbid and even worse--another flavor of Baptist!

While most of us dont see a dime's worth of difference among any of them, believe me, they do. And most of them would rather you never hear anything about the things of God rather than hear about them from someone whose doctrine is an atom's width different than theirs!

[keithbvadu2]

2. Or a Catholic?

[VarryOn]

3. True! Very true!

But, he probably calls them "papists," though lol

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

4. Long long ago.. in a decade called the '70s...

We not only had Bible Lit as an elective but for a club, we had 'Campus Crusade For Christ'.

Those who do not remember the past....