Religious Stories in Texas Schools...The Fly in the Ointment
Actually, make that the Snake in the ointment. The religious right is celebrating the SCOTUS ruling allowing or even requiring that Bible stories be part of the curriculum. On the face it appears that The Court has granted schools the right to teach the bible public schools. They may have but it's not the complete story.
It appears that literature teachers and other teachers can now approach these stories as literature and even challenge students to discuss on whether the work is fiction or fact. Who actually wrote it and what does it really mean. They can hold discussions and assign papers encouraging students to think about it and form and express their own opinions. I imagine this won't set well with many religious leaders. Therefore the issue may find itself back on the docket.
It appears that literature teachers and other teachers can now approach these stories as literature and even challenge students to discuss on whether the work is fiction or fact. Who actually wrote it and what does it really mean. They can hold discussions and assign papers encouraging students to think about it and form and express their own opinions. I imagine this won't set well with many religious leaders. Therefore the issue may find itself back on the docket.
