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Article: A guide for teaching Bible in public schools.(Brief Article)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- December 1, 1999
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A range of religious and secular organizations has endorsed a new guide on teaching about the Bible in public schools. "The Bible and Public Schools: A First Amendment Guide" is published by the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and the National Bible Association.
"It is an historic day when we can announce a broad consensus on teaching about the Bible in our public schools," said Chuck Stetson, vice-chairman of the New York-based National Bible Association, formerly called the Laymen's National Bible Association. "The emphasis is on the word `about' because the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is constitutional to teach ...