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Bible sales are spiking, but it's not because of Donald Trump's "God Bless the USA" Bible

Sales of the book are up 22%.

Fortune

Who should have the last word on assisted dying in a secular Britain?

People of all faiths and none should be free to express their concerns in the public sphere

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to Babel: new documentary charts the creation of painter Jiawei Shen’s three-storey magnum opus

When Jiawei Shen first came to Australia, he bought a copy of that great western ideological text, the Bible. The doctrine that had shaped his life until then had come from the writings of the great Marxist thinkers – Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and of course, Mao Zedong.

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Morning Mail: Netanyahu backs Lebanon ceasefire, trade war fears after Trump threats, an epic bible tale

Donald Trump’s tariff plan could ignite tit-for-tat around the world, economists fear

The Guardian - AU

The 1920s desecration of a Gutenberg Bible shocked the US – but miraculously gave a Jewish family new life in Australia

Michael Visontay discovered that a ‘crime against history’ in the book world set off a chain of events that led to his family’s delicatessen in 1950s Sydney

The Guardian - AU

In The City and Its Uncertain Walls, Haruki Murakami explores the transformative potential of storytelling

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami has won phenomenal worldwide popularity. His Norwegian Wood, marketed as ren’ai shōsetsu (a romance novel) when it was first published in Japan in 1987, has become a veritable bible of love among young people in East Asia. English translations of Kafka On the Shore and 1Q84…

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Gangs, guns and bibles in Cape Town: what it takes to quit a life of violence and stay alive

“Blood in and blood out” is a well-known saying in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. It refers to the violent initiation rituals often needed to enter a gang – and the likelihood of being killed before one can get out. These are the perils that people face when…

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Texas approves Bible stories in schools

The state-created and optional curriculum comes as many states are pushing biblical education in public schools

Salon

Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools

Teachers can opt in, but state is offering financial incentive of $60 a student for participating school districts

The Guardian - US

Texas Education Board Approves Controversial Bible Studies Program, Will Pay Elementary Schools to Teach It

The Texas State Board of Education has approved a controversial Bible-focused curriculum for elementary schools, claiming they will pay them to teach it.

Latin Times

Texas approves Bible-based lessons in public schools in latest win for Christian activists

It’s the latest in a series of GOP efforts to bring Christianity into classrooms – but opponents say it’s inappropriate and driven by ideological, not educational, concerns

The Independent UK

Texas Education Board To Vote On Bible Curriculum Integration

Texas education officials consider introducing Bible stories in elementary school curriculum, sparking debate over religious inclusion and constitutional i...

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Texas is taking a final vote on allowing Bible-infused lessons in public schools

Texas education officials will soon decide if a controversial Bible-infused curriculum can be taught in public schools

The Independent UK

Republican Senator Worried About Atheist Teachers Reading Bible to Students, Wants to Replace Them with Religious Scholars

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, from Oklahoma, expressed concern about teachers who "may not be believers" themselves teaching the Bible in the state's public schools.

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The Independent UK

Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elemetary school lessons

The Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for public schools to adopt for lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade

The Guardian - US

Texas education board signals support for Bible-infused school curriculum

Eight of 15 board members give preliminary approval to controversial syllabus before official vote on Friday

Latin Times

Texas Education Board to Vote on Bible Studies in Public Schools as Wave of Faith-Based Classroom Initiatives Sweeps Nation

The Texas State Board of Education will vote on Tuesday whether to approve a public school curriculum that heavily incorporates Christianity.

The Independent UK

Texas officials vote on adding the Bible to language arts curriculum

The controversial proposal has sparked a fierce debate among parents and educators

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The Independent UK

Education secretary hopeful demands Oklahoma school students watch video of him praying for Trump

Ryan Walters, who ordered schools in Oklahoma to incorporate the Bible into classroom curriculum, is in the running to be named Trump’s education secretary

The Independent UK

Texas could soon give more money to schools that use the Bible in teaching elementary school students

Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal before the state board of education

The Guardian - US

Texas education officials to vote on use of Bible in public school curriculum

Supporters argue Bible verses contextualize art and literature as opponents say it is biased towards Christianity

Reason

Oklahoma Opens Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism

The taxpayer-funded office will investigate cases where religious freedom is trampled on while the state implements biblical study into the curriculum.

The Independent UK

Trump education secretary hopeful floats national mandate to require Bibles in school classrooms

Ryan Walters is rumored to be in the running to become Donald Trump’s education secretary

The Independent UK

The Independent helps raise £90,000 to return 13th-century Bible to Salisbury Cathedral where it was written

It is only one of six manuscripts to be attributed to the medieval artist the Sarum Master

The Guardian - UK

We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan Peterson review – a return to God… by way of the Brothers Grimm and The Lion King

The Canadian psychologist’s zealous exegesis of the Bible as a moral rulebook for life is long-winded and out of touch

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