Education Jun 29 Required Bible stories for Texas students challenge separation of church and state By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins
Education Jun 26 Texas education board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms. By Jamie Stengle, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
Politics Apr 21 Trump participates in marathon Bible-reading event with other top Republicans The Bible event comes just a week after Trump drew rare criticism from his evangelical supporters for circulating a social media meme in which a white-robed Trump appeared as a Jesus-like healer surrounded by patriotic symbols. By Peter Smith, Associated Press
Politics Nov 22 WATCH: Texas education board approves optional Bible teachings in elementary schools The vote allows schools in Texas, which has more than 5 million public school students, to begin using the material in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms as early as next year. By Nadia Lathan, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Nation Jul 01 Watch 6:48 Oklahoma education head discusses why he's mandating public schools teach the Bible A new directive from Oklahoma’s top education official requires all public schools to teach the Bible and the Ten Commandments. It comes weeks after Louisiana mandated the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Ryan… By Stephanie Sy, Adam Kemp, Jackson Hudgins, Murrey Jacobson
Dec 19 Watch 7:45 Church leader hopes hand-written and illustrated Bible can heal religious divides By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster When the printing press was invented nearly 600 years ago, it put an end to centuries of hand-written manuscripts in which scribes, mostly in monasteries, tediously wrote and illustrated sacred texts, such as the Bible. Fred de Sam Lazaro revisits… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 9:25 New museum aims to get visitors thinking about the Bible By PBS News Hour The new $500 million Museum of the Bible is filled with thousands of texts and artifacts, immersive exhibitions of bible stories, even an amusement park-like area for children. According to those behind the new private institution, the focus is not… Continue watching
Nov 09 The Museum of the Bible references Islam twice, and other things we learned on our tour By Elizabeth Flock Among the artifacts displayed at the museum are fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which experts warned last month may be fake. Continue reading
Jul 28 Hobby Lobby thinks the Bible can save America. Now its museum has to convince its critics. By Elizabeth Flock “It’s the most controversial topic in the world. It’s the biggest selling book, most banned, destroyed, influential book … We will irritate everybody.” - Cary Summers, President of Museum of the Bible… Continue reading
Apr 15 Tennessee governor vetoes bill to make Bible the official state book By Joshua Barajas Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made the Holy Bible the state's official book, more than a week after the controversial measure reached his desk. Continue reading