Republican lawmakers submit bill to require teaching of the “Christian foundations” of the United States

Some Michigan legislators want to require history classes to teach lessons about the “Christian foundations” of the United States.

Introduced Thursday, House Bill 4672 would amend state law to require United States history and civics courses to teach “how the pilgrims emigrated because of persecution.”

Teachers would also be required to explain to students how the Pilgrims “cultivated democratic forms of government and Christian ethics.”Rep. Joseph Fox (R-Freemont) is the lead sponsor of the bill. Fox spent 25 years in Christian education as a teacher and principal.Fox worries Christianity’s role in U.S. history is being “downsized” or “not taught.”“That is something […]

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