Written by Don Byrd
Columnist Charles Haynes sums up the growing trend of state legislatures seeking more overt religious expression in schools, arguing that the moves threaten the healthy balance maintained by advocates during the last several years:
It’s worth recalling that over the past two decades, groups on the left and right managed to reach consensus on a range of religion-in-school issues, from the importance of teaching about religion to the necessity of protecting student religious-liberty rights.
But now groups on all sides are gearing up for a new round of conflict generated by state legislation that goes beyond the consensus by encouraging prayers at school-sponsored events, promoting problematic Bible courses, and sparking new debates over science education.
