Roger Erdvig of Summit Ministries: The Bible in Public Schools

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!In 2017, legislators in Kentucky passed a bill that made a Biblical literacy an aspect of the state's academic standards for public schools.  The American Civil Liberties Union, however, had a fit and immediately began to challenge the law but in a curious way.  They published what they describe as a "consensus document", pulling together a number of religious and secular organizations, to align on what facets of Scripture can be taught in public schools in agreement with, at least in their view, the First Amendment.The resulting document is called "The Bible & Public Schools:  A First Amendment Guide" and it is an interesting read.Can the Bible be allowed to be taught in public schools?  Can you treat the Bible like a text book?  Is the transformational power of truth diminished when we do?  If the Bible is allowed, do we also allow other religious source texts like the Koran?In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, we welcome back to the podcast Roger Erdvig from Summit Ministries.  Together, we work through these questions and more!To read "The Bible & Public Schools:  A First Amendment Guide", please click on this link.To better understand the American Civil Liberties Union, please follow this link.To learn about Roger Erdvig, please click here.To learn about the wonderful resources from Summit Ministries, please click here."Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.For more information on Frameworks, please visit:  https://frameworks.ncsaz.org/For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  https://www.ncsaz.org/To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email [email protected] or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573. "Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  https://www.ncsaz.org/To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email [email protected] or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.