“Of the 116 passages submitted for review, 76 are also present in the Tanakh, or the Hebrew Bible,” said the letter. “Removal of exclusively the Christian Bible for passages of scripture that appear in other religion’s holy books is unconstitutional hostility toward Christianity that the Constitution does not tolerate.”
“The serious educational value of the Bible to secondary students is unquestionable,” said Keisha Russell, Counsel for First Liberty, in a statement. “Far from being inappropriate, as many studies have shown, knowledge of the Bible is actually critical to a student’s education. Importantly, it is also illegal for the school district to display hostility toward any particular religion or religious text. The school district must adhere to the law.”
ChurchLeaders has reached out to the Davis School District for comment and will update this article in the event of any reply.
