What will the State of Texas Teach Your Child About The Bible?

A Letter Writing Campaign for Answers

State tells schools to teach Bible literacy but not how

Ten Questions the Texas State legislature and Governor Perry Haven’t Answered

Now that the legislature of the State of Texas and Governor Perry have legally defined Christianity as the official religion taught in Texas public schools, it is imperative for all parents to fully understand just what Governor Perry and company, intend to teach our children about Christianity.

Don't you want to know which version of the bible is going to be taught? Don't you want to insure that what is taught isn't in conflict with what you choose to teach your child? Wouldn't it be swell to know in advance what the State of Texas is exposing our children to in order to make an informed choice?

Here is a list of essential questions every Texan parent should know the answer to before allowing their child to take Sunday School in a public school:

1. Since there is no way to determine if what will be taught about the Bible agrees with my personal religious beliefs, will the class be mandatory or can I choose not to have my child exposed to potentially false religious teaching?
2. Given that the Catholic Bibles have more books in it than do Protestant Bibles, which will be taught to my child?
3. Which version of the Catholic Bible or the Protestant Bible will be taught?
4. Can my church donate the bibles that will be used to a school so I can be sure my child will be taught from the correct one?
5. Will the interpretations of the bible passages that are studied agree with the spiritual teachings of the church my child and I attend?
6. Will lesson plans be available in advance to insure my child isn’t taught incorrect Christian beliefs?
7. Will the Texas public schools be teaching that Christmas is in December, or in April as some Christians believe?
8. Will my child be able to defend their faith if the teacher is incorrect in their interpretation of the Bible?
9. Will atheist children and children of other faiths be required to remain silent so as to not adversely influence my child’s faith and beliefs or will they be allowed to challenge God’s Word in class?
   OR
   Since my child is of another faith, will my child be allowed to present their own beliefs when writing papers or engaging in discussions or will they be prevented from expressing their own religious convictions during the class?
10. Will my child get extra credit for going to church?

Snail Mail Letter Writing Campaign

In this electronic age, with emails flying from place to place at the speed of light, it is all too easy for our elected officials to reply in like: a form email, personally sent to your inbox. While using the US postal service (Snail Mail) to contact the Governor might seem old fashioned, sending him a letter marked "response requested" is the best way to insure your letter gets the attention you deserve.

This PDF File is a letter which includes all the questions in this article as well as a place for your name, address and is addressed to the Governor of Texas. Take a few minutes to load the file, file in the blanks, print it out and mail it to Governor Perry.

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(C) Robert Emory, 2009. All Rights Reserved. Permission Granted to freely use the letter linked in the article.