Recently, Canyon Independent School District (Texas) Superintendent Darryl Flusche removed the Bible from school libraries due to its sexually explicit material. Some Evangelicals were outraged over the superintendent putting the Bible in the same category as secular books deemed offensive to Christian sensibilities.
Regina Kiehne, a mother of two students in the Canyon Independent School District said:
It seems absurd to me that the Good Book was thrown out with the bad books. In a day when we are needing security guards and bulletproof windows and doors, I think having the Word of God available to our children cannot only be preventative to violence, but also provide comfort and a sense of security in a chaotic world.
It just makes sense to have the Word of God in our school library. After all, it is the book of wisdom. It is the bestselling book of all time; it is historically accurate, scientifically sound, and most importantly, life-changing.
The only reason something is stolen is because it is valuable. The Bible holds great value. It should be valued in our Texas school system.
Bruce Gerencser, 67, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 46 years. He and his wife have six grown children and sixteen grandchildren. Bruce pastored Evangelical churches for twenty-five years in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Bruce is now a humanist and an atheist.
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