Saturday, October 10, 2015

Teaching of religions restricted under proposed law
A proposed new Tennessee law would prohibit Tennessee public schools from teaching any course that includes anything considered "religious doctrine" unless the course is taught in 10th or a higher grade. The bill from Rep. Sheila Butt, a Republican, comes on the heels of complaints from some parents in several communities who do not want their children to learn about Islam. Butt says some parents believe learning about Islam as a religion "is indoctrination." Tennessee education officials and teachers recently argued cour


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