Summary

Christian conservative efforts are reshaping public education, with states like Texas approving optional Bible-based lessons for elementary schools and other states introducing measures promoting religious content.

Critics argue these initiatives violate the First Amendment’s separation of church and state, favor Christianity, and risk indoctrination, particularly for younger students.

Proponents, including state officials and Trump, see these actions as affirming America’s religious heritage.

Legal battles are ongoing in states like Louisiana and Oklahoma, while debates continue nationwide over the role of religion in public schools amid broader cultural shifts.

  • wanderingmagus@lemm.ee
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    20 days ago

    Yeah, but I’m afraid that will only work until the next guy decides to start pulling out the big guns and just straight up ignoring things like “due process” and “freedom of expression”.

    • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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      20 days ago

      Keep making them shed the mask and blatantly ignore the Constitution. The idea that they know or care what’s in the document that provides the supreme law of the land is already farcical but many of them like to RP as faithful followers of the founding fathers. If we’re lucky, they’ll eventually unravel when the opposing forces of cognitive dissonance become too great.