Tennessee Lawmakers Want Bible Courses Taught in Public Schools

A man reads the Holy Bible during a mass at the Patriarcal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey on Nov. 30, 2006. Burak Kara/Getty Images

Lawmakers in Tennesse have introduced legislation that would allow teachers in public schools to teach courses about the Bible.

The principal text in the religion of Christianity is currently not allowed to be taught in most public schools in the United States.