FRANKFORT, Kentucky — Public school boards in Kentucky are now authorized to offer elective Bible classes, thanks to a bill signed into law recently by Gov. Matt Bevin.
HB 128, which passed 34–4 in the Kentucky Senate in April, will provide state guidance to help start the elective courses, according to The Christian Post.
According to the bill, such classes “teach students knowledge of biblical content, characters, poetry and narratives that are prerequisites to understanding contemporary society and culture.”
Rep. D.J. Johnson (R-District 13), who introduced the bill, said the law “is not a mandate.”
Local school boards already have the option to offer Bible courses so the point of the bill is to provide guidance and constitutional support for how to go about it, he said, according to the Post.
However, the bill has been criticized by the Kentucky Council of Churches, which said it could damage religious liberty, according to Christian News Network. (TAB)
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