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Some Texas school districts have begun implementing the new Bluebonnet Curriculum, which continues to face blowback from the left because it features references to the Bible. Supporters of the curriculum say students need to learn about basic biblical principles.
Jonathan Saenz, President of Texas Values, pointed out that biblical principles played a key role in the founding of both the United States and Texas, and are still relevant today. He said, "The good Samaritan, the golden rule, these are things that people want to be hostile to because they don't want any mention of the Bible or Christianity."
He went on to point out that biblical stories and principles used to be common throughout classical education, and the Bluebonnet Curriculum really shouldn't be that controversial. He said, "These are things that have been taught for decades across the country, and certainly in Texas. People on the left and right academically have agreed that there's value to it."
Saenz went as far as to say that much of the opposition to the curriculum is based on opposition to religious freedom. He said, "They want the public school to be a place that censors all of these things and bans these types of discussions." He says SCOTUS has made it clear numerous times that this isn't what the founding fathers meant by "separation of church and state."
The Bluebonnet Curriculum was already approved by the Texas State Board of Education back in November, and multiple school districts across the state, including several in both the San Antonio and Houston areas, have already begun to adopt it, though some have opted out.