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I see a couple of issues regarding the Texas situation.
The first is that in the current textbooks, Islam is given more favorable treatment than Christianity. For example, twice as much text. For another example, one textbook discussed the benefits of Islam without discussing the benefits of Christianity.
I don't think that it's unreasonable for Texans (the vast majority of whom are Christian) to object to that.
But apparently the Texas govt wants all religions to be treated equally. I think that ignores our history and our culture.
Christianity is the backbone of Western Civilization. Western Civilization is the result of Christianity meeting the Classical Civilization. IMO to treat Christianity as just one of many religions is to turn our backs on Western Civilization, and I think it is highly improper for an American public school system to do that.
That is not to say that the govt should teach the children that they ought to be believing Christians. That's for the parents to decide. However, it is my view that anyone who lives in Western Civilization who has never read the New Testament cannot consider himself to be an educated man.
Furthermore, I see nothing at all wrong with teaching the youngsters that Western Civilization is the best in history so far. The civilization immediately east of Europe believes that there is nothing wrong with female circumcision. I see no need for the public schools to teach that one civilization is just as good as another.
One can be an atheist or a Jew and still be fully conversant of the teachings of the various Christian denominations that have made up America since the founding of the colonies. It is not an imposition of Christianity on children to teach them our civilization and our history.
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