The measure, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed last week, may be the first of its kind in the country, one expert said. “I don’t ...

It’s a good bet more Americans are able to name Santa’s nine reindeer than the Twelve Apostles. The United States boasts the highest rate of religious affiliation of the world’s developed nations, yet ...

Utah just became potentially the first state in the country to require students to read Bible passages in public school as part of their social studies lessons — starting as early as third grade. We ...

Today, Benjamin Pietro Marcus, Religious Literacy Specialist with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, shares concrete strategies for building a lesson enriched by religious studies.

Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state school board members ...

Oklahoma's State Board of Education approved new social studies standards, removing controversial content like Bible lessons ...

Religious belief has inspired both armies and charities, politicians and prophetic voices that have shaped world history. Religions have provided the foundation for ethical behavior and in many ...

Exposure to covid-19 wasn’t Aasta Deth’s concern for her two young children on the first day of school. Exposure to religion in their public school curriculum was. Deth, who lives in Harrison, said ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is facing new legal challenges over its latest proposal seeking to integrate Bible lessons into public elementary school social ...

Oklahoma’s new head of education, Lindel Fields, is dropping an unconstitutional requirement for schools to teach Bible-based social studies lessons. The requirement — issued by the state’s former ...