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August 16, 2024
Houston Chronicle: Texas religion professor takes on state's Christian influenced lesson plans

"For the past decade, David Brockman, a 66-year-old Episcopalian in Fort Worth, has been a "strong supporter" of teaching religion in Texas public schools. As a nonresident scholar at Rice University's Baker Institute and an adjunct professor at Texas Christian University, where he teaches religion, Brockman believes students in private and public systems would benefit from learning about Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism and would better connect with neighbors across an increasingly diverse state. The way he sees it, public school educators who identify with a range of political backgrounds already teach subjects like history and government. Why couldn't they be trained to take on the world's religions in classrooms?"

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August 15, 2024
Houston Public Media: New watchdog report criticizes proposed reading curriculum from Texas Education Agency that includes biblical references

"After the Texas Education Agency developed an elementary-level reading curriculum with multiple references to the Bible and Christianity, a new report from Texas Freedom Network found issues with the proposed plans. David Brockman is a nonresident scholar in religion and public policy with Rice University's Baker Institute. He authored the report finding the materials fail to capture historical reality and place too much emphasis on Christianity without adequate coverage of other religions."

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