The long-dormant idea of teaching public school students about the literary and historic importance of the Bible is getting a fresh look this year from state legislatures and local school boards - ...

Fresh from a bruising federal court fight over the teaching of evolution, Georgia marched back into the culture wars last week when Gov. Sonny Perdue signed a bill allowing Bible classes in public ...

AUSTIN (AP) - Some 60 public school districts across Texas offer courses on the Bible, but at least a third aren't meeting state requirements to be unbiased and academically and legally sound, a study ...

A federal lawsuit was filed recently against the Mercer County, West Virginia Board of Education, challenging a Bible program in the elementary schools. The plaintiffs are the Freedom From Religion ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An Ohio-based Christian nonprofit is preparing to launch Bible classes for public school students in Duval County, raising concerns among some local faith leaders about the ...

Frank S. Ravitch has previously received funding from the Fulbright Foundation and the Lilly Foundation. A federal lawsuit was filed recently against the Mercer County, West Virginia Board of ...

Some Kentucky public schools are offering Bible-literacy classes that are in violation of the U.S. Constitution, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Last year, Kentucky lawmakers passed ...

Corrections & clarifications: This column has been updated to correct the sponsor of the 2013 Texas study and the journalist who wrote about Bible instruction in Ohio. The Supreme Court barred ...

Todd Steenbergen teaches “The Bible and its Influence” at Barren County High School in Glasgow, Ky., on April 18. (Sam Mallon/For The Washington Post) AS ONE of the most consequential books of all ...

An Ohio-based Christian nonprofit is reportedly planning proposals for the classes in at least 45 of Kentucky's 171 school ...

AUSTIN - Public school students don't need to go to church on Sunday for a strong dose of religion — in some cases, according to a new study, they merely show up for class. A yearlong investigation by ...

At 103, Moorhead resident Ida Flaaten teaches workout and Bible study classes, sharing decades of experience and keeping her mind sharp while living independently.