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President Trump may be the world鈥檚 most renowned fan of building walls, but there鈥檚 at least one wall he loathes: the wall of separation between church and state. From the Muslim ban to his so-called 鈥渞eligious freedom鈥� executive order, Trump and his theocratic supporters have pushed laws and policies aimed at demolishing the First Amendment鈥檚 protections against government promotion of religion and favoritism of particular faiths. And now, he鈥檚 targeting church-state separation in our public schools.

After Fox News aired a segment on 鈥淸b]ringing the Bible back to the classroom鈥� on Monday morning, President Trump , 鈥淣umerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!鈥�

But there鈥檚 nothing 鈥済reat鈥� about legislation proposing Bible-study classes in our public schools. Public schools are for education, not religious indoctrination. More often than not, public school Bible classes resemble Sunday school lessons and violate students鈥� and parents鈥� First Amendment rights.

For example, an 老澳门开奖结果 investigation last year of elective Bible classes in Kentucky public schools uncovered course materials instructing students to 鈥淸d]o your best to build close relationships with other Christians, so that you may help one another through tough times,鈥� and asking them, 鈥淲hat are some promises in the Bible that God gives everyone who believes in him?鈥� In the same school district, students watched devotional and proselytizing films, such as 鈥淕od鈥檚 Not Dead 2鈥� and 鈥淭he Five People You Meet in Heaven鈥� as part of the curriculum. And in other school districts, class assignments included memorizing and reciting Bible verses.

Rigorous academic study it鈥檚 not.

As our Kentucky investigation made clear, courses focusing on one faith or religious text create conditions ripe for proselytizing and official promotion of religious beliefs. No matter what President Trump says, students are the ones who pay the price. That鈥檚 why many courts have ruled that such classes, as implemented, violate the Constitution.

奥别鈥檝别 successfully challenged Bible courses in court before. We won鈥檛 hesitate to do it again if public schools cross the line.