Bible and Mission

  Introduction   After decades of the exclusion of religion—Christianity in particular—from the classroom in American education, the Oklahoma State Superintendent called for schools to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curricula. [1]   This return to an earlier approach in education in America follows an increasing concern that children should be taught values—Christian values in particular.  Christian religion is privileged in the curriculum.  Can such a ruling stand opposition from those denouncing Christianity in the culture on the grounds that the government shall not establish any religion?  One might think that the argument stands on stronger grounds in England, where there is an established religion, the Church of England.  However, the English are in general even more secular than the Americans, and the Church of England is uncertain of its faith at best and undermining its historic teaching on key theological and moral ...