California public schools to give out bible????

As strange as that the title sounds, its just what the schools may have to do if enough signatures are gathered and the ballot measure passes.

Matt McLaughlin is trying to put the initiative on the ballot which would require the state to use the bible as a textbook for literature. Contra Costa Times has the article.

I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, its good that students will be exposed to the bible, but on the other hand, if students are forced to read the bible as literature (I had to read Dickens' Tale of Two Cities) they may never want to pick it up again after the class is done. Also, there are parts of the bible that can be very dry to read (the genealogies for me).

Interesting idea, will be even more interesting to see the campaign for and against if it does make it to the ballot.