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Hi John,
Students in Texas public schools have the same constitutional right to religious freedom as anyone else. Despite this, politicians and extremists continually attempt to undermine the separation of church and state in public school classrooms.
We partnered with Dr. David R. Brockman , a religious studies scholar and Christian theologian, to review the state's new proposed K-5 reading curriculum for public schools [[link removed]] . The curriculum — which schools would be financially incentivized to use — overemphasizes Christianity, too often portrays Christianity in a one-sided way that whitewashes difficult historical truths, and incorporates detailed Bible lessons in unnecessary and unwarranted ways.
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Key Findings in the Report [[link removed]]
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The
curriculum
overemphasizes
Christianity,
offering
very
limited
coverage
or
none
at
all
of
other
major
religions
and
faith
traditions.
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One-sided
portrayals
of
Christianity
and
its
impact
whitewash
difficult
historical
truths.
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Lessons
subtly
portray
Christian
faith
claims
as
straightforwardly
true,
opening
the
curriculum
to
the
charge
that
it
is
meant
to
proselytize
students.
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The
authors
appear
to
go
out
of
their
way
to
work
detailed
Bible
lessons
into
the
curriculum
even
when
they
are
both
unnecessary
and
unwarranted.
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Though
religious
freedom
is
vital
to
American
democracy,
the
curriculum
distorts
its
role
in
the
nation's
founding
while
underplaying
the
importance
of
other
fundamental
liberties
Americans
cherish.
Public schools are NOT Sunday schools! With your help, we'll tell the State Board of Education (SBOE) to REJECT this curriculum during September’s public hearing. Stay tuned for more from us on the upcoming meeting and actions you can take.
In the fight,
The TFN Team
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