When you can use the Bible in the class, let me know.
Oh, I have. I've taught them lots of stuff from the Bible. Had to, for them to understand Anne Bradstreet's poem in The Witch of Blackbird Pond, as well as some of Uncle Matthew's remarks about "whited sepulchers." Also for them to understand Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" in The Outsiders, and the song "Halleluia," and ... what else... geez, lots of stuff. The King James version is also helpful in showing them the use of "thou" vs "you." I do that so later when they get Shakespeare, they won't be so confused. And we read excerpts from The Song of Bernadette and watch the movie. Of course, most of my students are Latino and they don't tend to object to religion.