More than 300 public schools nationwide will learn from the Bible this year
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LifeWise Academy, a Christian ministry that operates released time religious instruction programs, has brought Bible classes to more than 300 public schools.
"Our message to the American people is that if you had lost hope in the ability to pass the word of God, the Bible, on to the next generation," Penton said. "If you thought that everything was just going in the direction of the Bible being out of the public school day, you don't need to lose hope." Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
The United States Supreme Court, in a landmark 1962 ruling, banned state-endorsed prayer in public schools. In the decades since that decision, religious and secular forces have waged a culture war over the extent to which faith-based content is permissible in schools, if at all. However, an earlier, lesser-known Supreme Court decision made what is known today as released time religious instruction possible.
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