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That’s not academics, Texas; it’s religious indoctrination

A report on the implementation of a Texas bill allowing "academic study" of the Bible in public schools shows courses of "mixed quality" and some that are "blatantly and thoroughly sectarian." Whether intentional or through a lack of training, the school systems need to present nonsectarian viewpoints instead of using Bible classes as a form of "Sunday school."
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‘Virtual’ public schools draw interest of religious families

| Jan 8, 2013

(RNS) Since Florida became the first state to try them in 1996, virtual public schools have enjoyed dramatic growth, at least some of it coming from religious families. Like home-schooling parents, parents of virtual public school students like having their children home so they can integrate religion and values into the school day. By Omar Sacirbey.
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Muslim scholar wins prestigious Grawemeyer Award

| Dec 4, 2012

(RNS) For the first time, the University of Louisville's prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Religion, a $100,000 cash prize, will go to a female Muslim scholar.
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A priest, a rabbi and an atheist walk into a conference

| Nov 26, 2012

“A priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk into a conference” could be the beginning of a joke, but it’s also what occurs annually at the joint meeting of The American Academy of Religion and The Society of Biblical Literature, held this year in Chicago Nov. 17-20. The veritable menagerie provides an opportunity for individuals to break from their daily communities and perhaps siloed lives and interact with those from differing backgrounds and perspectives.
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