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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alice Herman

Rightwing Christians plot to increase US religious education during school hours

A Bible on a chair
Driving the push for the model legislation is a rapidly growing organization called LifeWise, which offers Christian classes during public school hours. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

A group of rightwing Christian organizations is pushing a model bill to require public school districts to allow students to receive religious education during school hours, according to footage from a December meeting of the National Association of Christian Lawmakers.

During the meeting, a group of state lawmakers voted to create a model bill that would allow students to leave school grounds to receive religious education for one to five hours a week, a practice referred to as religious release time.

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