Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state school board members ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

After working for 12 years as a religious educator of both children and adults in the Archdiocese of New York, in July 1988, I accepted a ministry position at the Center for Pastoral Life and Ministry ...

Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state’s school board voted in favor of the material on Friday. A slim majority ...

Texas education leaders are on the verge of giving their seal of approval to a controversial set of lesson plans that bring Bible stories into elementary classrooms. Many parents, public school ...

Christianity is infused throughout proposed Texas public school lessons more than other world religions, according to a new Texas Freedom Network Education Fund report. The state’s proposed ...

A new curriculum would focus on Christianity more than other religions. A kindergarten lesson on the Golden Rule, for example, would teach about Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount. By Troy Closson ...

In a preliminary vote on Tuesday, Texas education officials approved a proposal to allow lessons about the Bible into public school classrooms, according to multiple news reports. The state Board of ...

Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public ...

Schools are preparing to implement a Supreme Court ruling that allows parents to withdraw their child from LGBTQ+ lessons that conflict with their religious beliefs. Some educators predict carrying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Proposed educational materials under scrutiny in Texas were revised this year amid earlier criticism. (Angela Piazza/The Corpus ...