A weekly Bible class offered in the public schools of Mercer County, West Virginia is a decades-old tradition. It’s offered during the school day – something that’s unheard of these days – but the program, which gives Bible teaching for 30 minutes a week in elementary school and 45 minutes a week in middle school, has widespread support. It isn’t mandatory but nearly every child attends. Parents and community members raise nearly $500,000 a year to pay for the program.
Now the Bible class is facing a legal challenge. Two residents with school-aged children say the program violates the First Amendment and the West Virginia Constitution. The lawsuit charges that the Bible class, “advances and endorses one religion, improperly entangles public schools in religious affairs, and violates the personal consciences of nonreligious and non-Christian parents and students,” according to a report in The Washington Post. Advocates of the class point out that it’s elective – no one is required to attend. READ MORE
AN WHAT HAPPENS TO THEIR RIGHTS TO HAVE IT!!??? IF THEY DON’T WANT TO ATTEND THE CLASS THEN DON’T ATTEND IT! DON’T TAKE IT AWAY FROM OTHERS THAT WANT IT.. NOT RIGHT EITHER.. TIRED OF FOLKS COMING TO THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND TRYING TO DESTROY IT USING THE VERY THINGS THAT IT WAS FOUNDED ON. IF WE CAME TO YOUR COUNTRY YA’LL WOULDN’T CHANGE YOUR LAWS FOR AMERICANS.. SO NO WE WON’T CHANGE FOR YA’LL EITHER!! STAY IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT HERE.. TIRED OF MY RIGHTS AS A CHRISTIAN BEING TAKEN AWAY.. TIRED OF THIS COUNTRY BOWING DOWN TO A SOCIETY THAT DOESN’T HAVE THE HEART FOR AMERICA!!