Sarah Jenislawski
Sarah Jenislawski is executive director of the Bible Literacy Project, founded in 2001 to encourage academic study of the Bible in public schools. It’s based in Front Royal, Va.
Tag: Scripture
Textbook Censorship in Texas: A Timeline
The Texas Freedom Network offers a timeline of the battle regarding censorship of school textbooks in Texas.
“Textbook debate in Texas over sex education”
Read a July 21, 2004, MSNBC.com article on the sex education textbook debate in Texas.
“Texas picks textbooks that stress abstinence”
Read a Nov. 6, 2004, Dallas Morning News story posted by the Seattle Times about the outcome of the Texas vote.
“Bible Literacy Report”
The Bible Literacy Project offers a list of biblical terms teens should know versus what they do know.
“Democrats in 2 Southern States Push Bills on Bible Study”
Read a Jan. 27, 2006, New York Times story about when Democrats in Alabama and Georgia introduced legislation to teach the Bible in public schools.
“Teaching the Bible in Georgia’s Public Schools”
Read a March 29, 2006, New York Times story about Georgia becoming the first state to approve the Bible as a textbook.
“When Would Jesus Bolt?”
Read an April 2006 Washington Monthly profile of Randy Brinson, one of the primary advocates of “The Bible and Its Influence.”
Why Study Religion
See Why Study Religion, a Web resource developed by the American Academy of Religion as an effort to encourage disciplined reflection on religion, both from within and outside of communities of belief and practice.