About this episode

The episode discusses how Texas textbooks influence education nationwide and the importance of public Scripture literacy in civic life.

A handful of votes in Austin can quietly shape what students read in classrooms across America and most families never hear about it until the books are already printed. We start with a hopeful cultural moment, America Reads the Bible, and talk about why public Scripture literacy still shows up in civic life, from shared language to the way laws and history are taught. We also look ahead to the 250th anniversary and the idea of a national rededication, echoing early American practices of pray...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Barton, David Barton, Rick Green

Guest: Dr. Julie Pickren

Topics covered

• Texas textbooks
• public Scripture literacy
• civic life
• American history
• national rededication

Keywords

• Texas textbooks
• public Scripture literacy
• civic life
• American history
• national rededication
• education
• laws

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America Reads the Bible

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