Re: Republicans Attempting to get Bible classified as a 'Textbook' in CA in Constitutional Amendment

Teaching the Bible as history has as much use in instruction as presenting material from Caesar's Gallic War, Froissart's Chronicles, or any other primary source. The bible DOES have a lot to offer in terms of history; a large segment of the OT is afterall a history of the Jewish people. HOWEVER, I

Re: Republicans Attempting to get Bible classified as a 'Textbook' in CA in Constitutional Amendment

The King James version is nice English but a poor translation, at least of the Hebrew books. As literature, it's interesting; teaching it in its historical context would have some didactic use, but I'm not sure of any other point. As a Jew, I'm naturally suspicious of any right-wing Christian at

Re: Republicans Attempting to get Bible classified as a 'Textbook' in CA in Constitutional Amendment

I could not find any mention of this being a Republican initiative. Please cite FACTUAL informatin from either the article or the organization website that mentions this is a Republican initiative. I believe we had this discussion before; twisting (or even lying) about facts to suit your agenda i

Republicans Attempting to get Bible classified as a 'Textbook' in CA in Constitutional Amendment

<> Group promotes constitutional amendment to make it textbook A California group has submitted to the attorney general's office a proposed ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to make the King James Bible a textbook for