Churches hope to support Signal, Howard Bible classes

What is Bible "History". Does this mean that the myths of Genesis will be taught as historical fact? Publish a syllabus for public comment.

We need a syllabus for the myths now being taught as history too. History books don't even mention the terrorist responsible for the attacks of 9/11 were Radical Muslims.

Is this indoctrination? Depends on the motive. Will the schools offer courses in the Koran? On Hindu tradition? On Buddhist philosophy? On Wiccan studies? If the answer is no, it violates the Establishment clause. There is no need to study the Bible in high school. If you want Bible study, go to the Christian Church of your choice.

Babble history? Bronze Age scribblings edited through the ages to refine their value as a replacement for the pagan naturalism from which they were derived; used to justify innumerable wars, pogroms, torture and execution of millions of innocents; used as a basis for the genocide of whole tribes and cultures of North American native peoples; used to drive a wedge between man and his natural world and to denigrate science; used as a justification for the political wars of history and those now ongoing. NO. Parents of all faiths and of no faith who are paying taxes to Hamilton County should not stand for such arrogance and unconstitutional intrusion of religionists into their public schools. Do not let these people poison your child's mind through blatant indoctrination into a singular, exclusionary belief system. Demand a curriculum that exposes them to ALL the traditions. They do exist. Demand teachers who come from a well-rounded course of study, not Lee College and Bryan College - bastions of evangelicanism. Demand a reading list that includes books such as "The Bible Unearthed" and "The Dark Side Of Christian History" which will make them THINK, not just adopt the pablum of tribal religionism that some people still believe.

What one book has shaped our nation's constitution, legal system, and governmental leadership more than any other? Our very history (good and bad) has been informed and even rebuked by it. Why should such a book be censored from public education, especially when it is offered as an elective and is paid for without tax dollars? Those who support this are asking nothing from those who oppose it except for the freedom to practice what is legally their right. Bible History classes in public schools are taught by certified teachers and supported without tax dollars. I'm for it.

It's amazing to me that the Bible history classes in schools get's such opposition (from a few atheists, maybe?) when every town in this country is filled with churches. Most of them seem to think pretty highly of the Bible. Most of the kids in the schools go to these churches, don't they? If the Bible is important to them, and they want to pay for it, why can't they have an elective class in their schools where any of them that choose get to study about the same book together? What's so awful about that? I'm going to encourage my kids to take those classes, and I'm willing to help pay for it! Do I not have a right to do that?

"What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ." -Geoge Washington

Any and every Christian reading this article should support this effort whole heartedly. For too long, many Christians (who still make up over 78% of the population in America) have idly watched while a meager minority of secularists and non-believers have beat their drums and tried to remove every vestige of the Christian faith and long held American values from our educational system. The deplorable moral state of our public schools is the result of this and other unfortunate factors of the times in which we live. Myths? The THEORY of evolution has been taught in school in a manner that presents it as an incontrovertible fact despite its flaws and inconsistencies which are never explored. How about teaching the geological record that supports the idea of a world wide flood? How about the ruins of Jericho that show that the walls were not pushed IN by a conquering army, but were pushed DOWN as from above? How about teaching that Native American tales of a whole day of total darkness perfectly correspond the record in Joshua when God held the sun in its place for a day on the other side of the globe? To stricken these ideas and discussions from a school because a few folks don't like the bible or have other views would be an educational tragedy. To deny these schools the right to teach these classes where the MAJORITY of community members are calling for them would be a clear violation of the establishment clause which states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXCERSICE THEREOF". Many people today seem to forget that part.

"I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and…I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man."- Alexander Hamilton (after whom Hamilton County, TN was named)

First, it does not matter what religion the majority follows. We who are not in the majority have our freedom of (or from) religion protected under the constitution. Bible courses in church are fine, but in public school violate the establishment clause. As far as evolution, it is a scientific theory, as robust as gravity, atomic theory or any other well established theories. It is not religious belief, but reality. There is no evidence thus far that fails to fit the theory of evolution. If you think it has weaknesses or flaws, you clearly do not know the science. There is no geological evidence for a world wide flood, nor is there any material evidence for the sun stopping its track through the sky. Teach science only in science class, teach Bible in college in the context of world religions, teach Bible study as Christian worship in Church and in Seminary.

The establishment clause is violated by those who would prohibit the free exercise of families who would like to see their children's education enriched by an elective class paid for without a penny from those who have no interest nor desire to partake of such. Literature and other subject matter taught in the schools often has offensive language and content that Christians endure and PAY for by their tax dollars. Give us a break! Where's the toleration so many cry for? In this case Christians are willing to pay their own way and require nothing of those who oppose them but the right to do what we believe is GOOD for our kids.