# I support the Bible class in Odessa, TX.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-support-the-bible-class-in-odessa-tx/301420>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 27, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-support-the-bible-class-in-odessa-tx/301420 "2005-04-27T19:28:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-support-the-bible-class-in-odessa-tx/301420/21 "2005-04-28T00:28:05Z")

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All it takes is one teacher or principal with an agenda and the rights of students in any given school will be violated. Classes will not be monitored on a day by day basis and all too many teachers do **not** value separation of church and state on the level which would be required.

When I was still teaching, I ran into frequent problems with religious pressure from Christian fundamentalists, including from administrators.

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-support-the-bible-class-in-odessa-tx/301420/22 "2005-04-28T00:38:44Z")

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A simple test. Let’s see what would happen to a student doing a report using science and archeology to show that the Bible is not literally true. If the board were forced to permit it, I bet they’d cancel the class real fast - just like what happened when gay groups claimed the same rights as Christians to hold meetings in school.

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