The Texas Board of Education approved a new K-5 curriculum that allows Bible teachings in classrooms. The curriculum includes Biblical and Christian lessons about Moses, the story of the Good Samaritan,

The Republican-led Texas Board of Education has narrowly approved a Bible-based curriculum that will be optional for students in elementary schools starting in the next academic year. Friday’s 8–7 vote acts as the final stamp of approval on a religious lesson plan that teaches K–5 students about Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount message and the Good Samaritan parable,

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms.