Study the Bible in public schools? OK, but pay attention to the translations.

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Study the Bible in public schools? OK, but pay attention to the translations.

(Photo via Getty Images) I have been seeing information about a bill before our Iowa legislators that suggests that the Bible, a collection of literature unique to one religious practice, could be taught in our public schools. The implication is not written but seems obvious: the Bible should be taught in public schools. When I taught William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in a public high school, I had the kids recite the Lord’s Prayer as our…