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Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here's why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.

JL;DR SUMMARY The Texas State Board of Education is considering adopting a curriculum, known as Bluebonnet Learning, which integrates biblical stories into public school subjects such as art, math, and literature. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Public SchoolsJewish ContentCurriculum ControversyQueen EstherReligious BiasChurch And StateTexas EducationBible Infused CurriculumChristian AppropriationBluebonnet Learning

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Texas, United States
"Amanda Tyler of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty speaks at a press conference outside a hearing of the Texas State Board of Education on adopting a Bible-infused curriculum for public schools."
Austin, Texas, United States
"But it was actually a gathering in the lobby of a Texas state office building in downtown Austin ahead of a vote by the state board of education."
Oklahoma, United States
"In a story that echoes whats happening in Texas, Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma state school superintendent, ordered public schools to teach the Bible."
Orange County, California, United States
"Toretto grew up in Orange County, California, and attended a school where she was one of the few Jewish students."
West Virginia, United States
"He lives with his wife in West Virginia with their three dogs, a cat and a flock of chickens known as the Co-Hens."

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