Senate adopts resolution pertaining to Bible classes in public high schools

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A resolution encouraging public high schools to offer courses on the Bible was adopted by the state Senate Thursday.

The resolution from Republican Sen. Ed Emery contends the Bible has “been a cornerstone of Western civilization” for thousands of years and is engrained in art, culture, literature, music, philosophy and more. It states there is an “academic advantage” for students to have a “basic familiarity” with the Bible due — in part — to biblical references in literature and political discourse.

The resolution calls on public high schools to offer courses that include teachings on the Old and New Testaments in the Bible as well as requires world literature courses to include three weeks of lessons “on wisdom literature” from the religious book.

Additionally, the resolution says Missouri high schools should not “endorse, favor, or promote, or disfavor or discourage, any particular religion or nonreligious faith or religious perspective.”

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