Today, President Donald Trump tweeted the following:
My first reaction was this cannot be constitutional. A little research led me to The Bible Literacy Project, which publishes a textbook titled The Bible and Its Influence. (This textbook was launched in 2005, a decade before Trump took office.) According to The Bible Literacy Project, this is the only First Amendment-safe textbook currently on the market.
Justification for Biblical literacy is that understanding the stories and characters of the Bible may contribute to an enhanced understanding of literature, history, music and art.
According to Finding Common Ground: A First Amendment Guide to Religion and Public Schools, teaching about religion incorporates the following concepts:
The Biblical Literacy Project notes that the teaching of the Bible in public schools has been upheld by the Supreme Court as long as the curriculum is objective and part of a secular program.
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