NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Tennessee legislator is seeking to require that public schools in the state teach the Bible and create legal ramifications for noncompliance.
The bill, HB 1491, is sponsored by State Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, who has also sponsored bills this term saying same-sex marriages do not have to be recognized and that the definition of a person should be expanded to begin at fertilization.
If passed, the bill would enact the “Protecting Religious Liberty and Expression in Public Schools Act,” which would require “public schools to use the Bible within their instruction and to provide for a period of prayer and reading religious texts.”…