01/27/2026
SB 388, Bibles in classrooms, is on first reading on the Senate floor Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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The Bible is not just a religious text — it is one of the most influential historical, literary, and moral documents in Western civilization. It shaped our laws, our language, our concepts of human dignity, and the very foundations of American liberty.
The Bible was used in American classrooms from the founding era through the 19th century, including in public schools. Early education relied heavily on biblical texts for reading, ethics, and civic instruction. This is historical record — not opinion.
The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that the Bible may be taught objectively in public schools for its historical, literary, and cultural value. Teaching about the Bible is constitutional. Indoctrination is not — and those are not the same thing.
Christianity itself is not merely a religion but, for millions, a relationship that offers wisdom, moral grounding, hope in suffering, and meaning beyond death. Jesus Christ taught love, self-sacrifice, forgiveness, and accountability — values that strengthen individuals and societies alike.
No child is forced to believe. God Himself gives free will. But to ban or stigmatize the Bible entirely is not neutrality — it is hostility toward a foundational text of our history.
Students are exposed daily to every ideology imaginable. Shielding them from the Bible — while allowing everything else — is not secularism. It is selective exclusion.
Education should inform, not erase. Exposure does not equal coercion. Knowledge does not threaten freedom — ignorance does.
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