{"id":2513,"date":"2026-06-27T21:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2026-06-27T21:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:06:09","slug":"texas-board-of-education-votes-to-require-students-to-read-bible-passages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2513","title":{"rendered":"Texas Board Of Education Votes To Require Students To Read Bible Passages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Texas will soon hand every public school student a reading list with scripture on it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2511\">Inside The Plan To Build A New American Internet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Republican-controlled State Board of Education approved the mandate Friday afternoon on a 9-5-1 vote, according to Fox 4. The requirement covers 5.5 million students across all public and charter campuses, and elementary grades will see it first in the 2030-31 school year, the Houston Chronicle reported.<\/p>\n<p>Younger children will read picture-book versions of David and Goliath, Daniel and the Lion\u2019s Den, and Jonah and the Whale, according to Fox 4. By fourth grade, students reach New Testament passages about Jesus, and middle schoolers cover several more, according to the Associated Press (AP).<\/p>\n<p>The board folded the verses into a list of roughly 200 texts that also carries secular staples such as \u201cCharlotte\u2019s Web\u201d and \u201cGreat Expectations,\u201d according to CBS News. Two education experts told the outlet that Texas appears to be the first state to dictate a literary canon for every student rather than leave those picks to teachers. <strong>(RELATED: Giants Pitchers Who Wrote Bible Verses On Pride Night Hats Won\u2019t Be Disciplined, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Says)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Supporters say the lessons ground children in the country\u2019s origins rather than push faith on them.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2509\">Cops Arrest Somali Fraud Scheme Kingpin, Officials Say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>One Republican broke ranks. Evelyn Brooks of Frisco questioned a state-imposed reading list and called the mandate unconstitutional, noting that teachers have chosen their own classroom books for decades, according to Fox 4.<\/p>\n<p>Outside groups went further. \u201cTexas is telling millions of children that one religion deserves the government\u2019s seal of approval, while everyone else is an afterthought,\u201d Freedom From Religion Foundation president Annie Laurie Gaylor told the Houston Chronicle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The vote extends a run of Christian-themed policy out of Texas. The state already requires the Ten Commandments in every classroom and has rolled out an optional Bible-infused curriculum, according to the Houston Chronicle.<\/p>\n<p>Board members approved a companion rewrite of K-8 social studies the same day, cutting a World Cultures course and expanding lessons on communism, according to the Houston Chronicle. High school standards were tabled until September.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2507\">US Strikes Iran After Trump Claims Ceasefire Was Violated<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas approved a mandate requiring 5.5 million public school students to read Bible passages, with elementary grades first in 2030. 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