Posted on 12/12/2014 1:36:27 PM PST by redleghunter
Even though school officials postponed implementing the curriculum from its initial August launch date to January, the full rejection of the course that was spearheaded by the giant Christian retail chain came as a surprise to many, especially after the school district unanimously voted (4-0) to adopt the Bible history curriculum earlier this year.
One of the chief opponents to implementing the Bible curriculum from the onset of the proposal has been the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an atheist group that has gained a reputation for striving to eliminate all vestiges of America’s Christian heritage in the public schools. According to a news release issued by FFRF, the official plans to move forward with the elective course for students were announced by the district.
“In summary, the topic of a Bible course in the Mustang School District is no longer a discussion item nor is there a plan to provide such a course in the foreseeable future,” Mustang Pubic School District superintendent Sean McDaniel reportedly declared in an email.
According to McDaniel’s statement, Hobby Lobby’s Green family failed to meet some “non-negotiable” requirements, including the district’s ability to review the course material prior to its introduction, as well as providing legal coverage for the school district in the event of a future lawsuit.
Not giving up
Despite the latest setback, Museum of the Bible executive director of education Dr. Jerry Pattengale — who co-developed the course with the museum’s founder, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green — appeared unfazed by the cancellation. He indicated that Green’s Washington, DC-based museum, which is slated to open in 2017 just blocks from the U.S. Capitol, is moving forward with curricula to implement in other interested school districts.
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The American Humanist Association, The Unitarian
Universalist Association and the Ethical Culturalist Society all insist they are religious organizations. They all are foundational to the operation of nearly every public school in this country.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is nothing more than an anti Christian band of dogmatic atheists, another religious organization. They need to be held to their own standard by suing them for imposing their religion on public institutions.
In other words, "if you want it taught, you provide the funding" i.e. whoever pays the piper, calls the tune.
Where does this organization get it’s funding? We need to attack their funding sources. I wonder if they claim that they are a charity and are tax exempt. Seems like that could be disputed since they are so clearly political.
I had a Bible as Literature course at Georgia State that was uncontroversial. Teaching it as history would be a tossup, I suppose, if “history” means teaching that everything actually happened as written.
Also some high schools are allowing Planned Parenthood to teach their sex ed classes. Ick.
I’m so old, the public schools in Texas I attended (1-12) had to sex ed classes at all. Not sure how wise that was, turning out adolescents to get their sex ed on the street.
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