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Unlicensed religious chaplains may counsel students in Texas’ public schools after lawmakers OK proposal
Read full article: Unlicensed religious chaplains may counsel students in Texas’ public schools after lawmakers OK proposalOpponents fear the bill is a “Trojan horse” for evangelizing kids and will worsen the state’s mental health crisis through disproven counseling approaches.
Bill requiring Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms fails in House after missing crucial deadline
Read full article: Bill requiring Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms fails in House after missing crucial deadlineSenate Bill 1515 was one of several legislative attempts by conservative Christians to center public life around their religious views.
Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schools
Read full article: Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schoolsRocky Malloy, a self-described former drug-smuggling pirate saved by divine intervention, has led a group that promotes chaplains as a tool to proselytize to schoolchildren.
Quran taken from Texas Capitol chapel recovered by state police. They aren’t saying who removed it.
Read full article: Quran taken from Texas Capitol chapel recovered by state police. They aren’t saying who removed it.Days after it went missing, DPS identified the person who removed a family Quran Rep. Salman Bhojani had placed in the chapel. The state has since provided its own copy.