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January 17, 2013

Houston Chronicle: Watchdog faults Bible courses in public schools

by Renee C. Lee
The Houston Chronicle

More than 50 Texas school districts now offer Bible courses, but poor implementation of legislative guidelines has led to a conservative Christian bias and other problems, according to a report released Wednesday.

Many courses lack academic rigor and present numerous problems in their treatment of Judaism, said Mark Chancey, a professor of religious studies at Southern Methodist University and author of the study sponsored by the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, a nonpartisan watchdog group.

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