Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools

What happened

Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools AP News

Why bible matters

This development in bible, stories, approved, required, reading matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that AP News and others have been working from.

What led here

Earlier reporting from AP News and comparable outlets sketched the conditions that would eventually produce an event like this.

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The editorial angle

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