An atheist in Florida is using DeSantis' WOKE law that allows residents to object to teaching materials in public schools, to request that the Bible be banned throughout the state - citing “casual” references to murder, adultery, and sexual immorality.
, demanding that they “immediately remove the Bible from the classroom, library, and any instructional material.” Citing the Stop WOKE Act, Stevens pointed out that the subject matter contained within the Bible certainly fits the standards that Republicans have deemed objectionable for children.
Judicial rulings relating to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbid the teaching of religious concepts for the purpose of indoctrination. But lessons can still be developed and taught on religion — including texts like the Bible — if they are approached in a secular way, and school libraries are allowed to contain such texts for students to reference.
Stevens’s petition questioned whether passages in the Bible were age-appropriate for school children, highlighting portions of the religious text that “casually” referenced murder, adultery, sexual immorality, rape, cannibalism, and infanticide, among other items.
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