Texas education board signals support for Bible-infused school curriculum Eight of 15 board members give preliminary approval to controversial syllabus before official vote on Friday The Guardian - US · Nov 19, 2024
Texas Education Board to Vote on Bible Studies in Public Schools as Wave of Faith-Based Classroom Initiatives Sweeps Nation The Texas State Board of Education will vote on Tuesday whether to approve a public school curriculum that heavily incorporates Christianity. Latin Times · Nov 19, 2024
Texas officials vote on adding the Bible to language arts curriculum The controversial proposal has sparked a fierce debate among parents and educators The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024
Education secretary hopeful demands Oklahoma school students watch video of him praying for Trump Ryan Walters, who ordered schools in Oklahoma to incorporate the Bible into classroom curriculum, is in the running to be named Trump’s education secretary The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024
Texas could soon give more money to schools that use the Bible in teaching elementary school students Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal before the state board of education The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024
Texas education officials to vote on use of Bible in public school curriculum Supporters argue Bible verses contextualize art and literature as opponents say it is biased towards Christianity The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2024
Oklahoma Opens Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism The taxpayer-funded office will investigate cases where religious freedom is trampled on while the state implements biblical study into the curriculum. Reason · Nov 15, 2024
Trump education secretary hopeful floats national mandate to require Bibles in school classrooms Ryan Walters is rumored to be in the running to become Donald Trump’s education secretary The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024
The Independent helps raise £90,000 to return 13th-century Bible to Salisbury Cathedral where it was written It is only one of six manuscripts to be attributed to the medieval artist the Sarum Master The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan Peterson review – a return to God… by way of the Brothers Grimm and The Lion King The Canadian psychologist’s zealous exegesis of the Bible as a moral rulebook for life is long-winded and out of touch The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2024
Photos: Jon Jones’ UFC 309 custom Venum fight shorts feature tattooed Bible verse, roaring lion heads Check out photos of Jon Jones' custom shorts for his title fight against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 7, 2024
Australian ambassador to US deleted messages about ‘traitor’ Trump ahead of election win, report says In one now-removed message, former Australian PM Kevin Rudd labeled Trump ‘the most destructive president in history’ The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024
“That’s true. We smoked Jimi Hendrix’s guitar... I thought it’d be fun to crumble a bit of the wood off and pop it inside a joint”: Steve Cradock once smoked the shavings of Hendrix’s Strat by rolling them in a page from the Bible A regular studio session took a turn in the spirit of Purple Haze, when the Ocean Colour Scene guitarist ended up getting high on Hendrix's guitar Guitar World · Nov 5, 2024
Americans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always have During a campaign speech in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 19, 2024, Donald Trump promised to save the country from immigrants: “I will rescue every town across America that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in a jail or kick them out of… The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024
The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2024 ‘What is my faith? What am I doing?’ The American evangelicals ‘deconstructing’ their religion to save it When a young Southern Baptist came out as gay, it prompted a ‘major reckoning’: could he reconcile his religion with his sexuality?
Marie Claire · Oct 20, 2024 King Charles Partakes in the Same Holy Tradition as Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana During His Royal Tour of Australia The monarch was reminded of the royal family's past during his official visit.
The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2024 Why experts say Christian nationalists’ rhetoric may spur violence Leaders paint Kamala Harris as Jezebel, who is cast out – from a window, trampled by horses, and eaten by dogs
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2024 Inside the bizarre recruitment tactics of the Shincheonji ‘doomsday’ church Former members describe the group as a cult. Training videos and documents, seen by the Guardian, expose its recruitment methods in Australia
Reason · Oct 15, 2024 Oklahoma Loosens Rules for Mandatory Classroom Bibles The good news is that schools won't be forced to stock Trump-endorsed Bibles. The bad news is that they're still being forced to supply Bibles.
The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024 Ray McCauley, the bodybuilder turned pastor who introduced the prosperity gospel to a new South Africa News of the passing of South African pastor Ray McCauley on 8 October was met by a flood of tributes from across the spectrum of society, from President Cyril Ramaphosa to everyday worshippers at the Rhema Bible Church. McCauley established the influential church in 1985. It has since attracted a…
Salon · Oct 11, 2024 Walz blasts Trump over Bibles The Minnesota governor laid into the former president about the sourcing of his branded Bibles
Salon · Oct 11, 2024 Obama mocks Trump's Bible, NFT grifts The former president roasted Trump over his seemingly endless endorsements
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2024 Sun belt to October surprise: US election terms explained Cut through the jargon with our guide to voter suppression, down-ballot voting and why the path to victory involves targeting swing states and their electoral college votes
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024 Oklahoma amends its requirements so the ‘Trump Bible’ isn’t the only one meeting the criteria for classrooms State Superintendent says media ‘hate the Bible so much, they will lie and go to any means necessary to stop this initiative’
Latin Times · Oct 9, 2024 Trump Quietly Printing Pricey 'USA' Bibles in China, Damning New Documents Reveal Trump's patriotic Bibles are being sold for $59.99, about 20 times more than the estimated value of the Bibles, which was less than $3.