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In Texas, Christian right grows confident and assertive
Emboldened by court rulings and election victories, the Christian right is outspoken as it pushes its moral views through the Texas Legislature.
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Legal rights groups urge school leaders not to adopt Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum
The coalition of legal organizations told Texas school district leaders that it would ‘take any action’ necessary to protect the rights of students and their families.
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Texas State Board of Education signals support for Bible-infused curriculum
Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. The board is expected to officially vote on whether to approve the materials later this week.
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Assclown Alert: Sucking up Texas pseudo-historian David Barton’s hot air with the GOP
Barton, a Christian nationalist pseudo-historian, will again serve on the committee that drafts the Republican Party platform.
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Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders promise
Proposed lesson plans could improve student performance and help teachers, Texas education officials say. Not all district leaders and education advocates are convinced.
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Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office
The platform was voted on Saturday, with tallies expected next week. Other planks call abortion homicide and gender-transition care ‘child abuse.’
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Assclown Alert: Railing against God haters and refugees with Dan Patrick
Patrick told a church gathering that the 2024 election is a battle between Bible-believing Christians and those who ‘hate God.’
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Assclown Alert: Putting ‘God back in government’ with Texas Sen. Mayes Middleton
Backers of a controversial bill letting chaplains serve in Texas schools said they aren’t trying to force religion onto kids, yet Middleton said the chaplains represent ‘God in government.’
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Texas’ debate over school chaplains escalates school board culture wars
A new law lets schools use safety funds to pay for unlicensed chaplains working in mental health roles. Supporters say it addresses student mental health while critics blast it as a Christian nationalist attempt to convert kids.
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Musk’s Cowboy Cosplay, San Antonio Spurs: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
As a new NBA season approaches, Current readers clearly couldn’t get enough news about the San Antonio Spurs.
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Baptists blast Gov. Greg Abbott for trying to ‘co-opt’ church services to push vouchers
Abbott asked faith leaders to push his school voucher plan from the pulpit. Baptist leaders say he’s violating the separation of church and state.
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Texas Legislature approves bill to let unlicensed chaplains counsel kids in public schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the proposal into law, although it’s likely to face court challenges.
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Bill requiring Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms fails in House after missing crucial deadline
Senate Bill 1515 was one of several legislative attempts by conservative Christians to center public life around their religious views.
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Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schools
Rocky Malloy, a self-described former drug-smuggling pirate saved by divine intervention, has led a group that promotes chaplains as a tool to proselytize to schoolchildren.
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Conservative Christians want more religion in public life. Texas lawmakers are listening.
Opponents of church-state separation have been emboldened by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the growing acceptance of Christian nationalism on the right.
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A trio of Texas churches donated to political candidate despite clear IRS prohibition
A candidate for the Abilene City Council said that three churches made an honest mistake by donating to his campaign and that he is returning the money. The race has been beset by allegations of electioneering by churches.
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Churches are breaking the law and endorsing in elections, experts say. The IRS looks the other way.
For nearly 70 years, federal law has barred churches from directly involving themselves in political campaigns, but the IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities as churches have become more brazen about publicly backing candidates.
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Controversial church moved off Mahncke Park campus, San Antonio ISD head tells residents
SAISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino said the evangelical church will now rent an empty district building eight miles from the campus.
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Evangelical church no longer plans to operate from public school in Mahncke Park, officials say
‘SAISD and Garden City Church no longer plan, nor have a formal agreement, to utilize the space at Lamar Elementary,’ campus officials said.
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Mahncke Park residents concerned about church’s plan to operate from public school in the neighborhood
In an hour-long YouTube video, the church’s pastor says he chose to locate it in the north-of-downtown neighborhood because of its progressive views, which he argues run counter to Jesus’ teachings.