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Texas District's Bible Class Sparks Unrest Among Constitutional ScholarsThe Ector County Independent School District (Odessa, TX) unanimously approved an elective class in biblical literacy last week. In the months leading up to the proposal, a petition in favor of the class had collected over 6,000 signatures. Officials from the district insist the class will be voluntary and non-devotional in nature, based on guidelines set by the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools. However, reports in the Dallas Morning News indicate a rising level of concern among constitutional scholars. "This is ground zero in the next culture war," said Alfred Brophy, a professor of law at the University of Alabama. "They're introducing a religious curriculum into the schoolhouse, but it's subtle. It's the camel's nose poking under the tent."
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