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House Bill 2563 (“Bible Bill”) -A bill passed by Arizona House that would allow public and charter schools to offer a course on the Bible's influence on American history and culture. The bill was sponsored by Representative Terri Proud, a republican from Tucson, however the bill was originally introduced by a democrat in Alabama in 2006. . The official name for the proposed high school elective course is, “The Bible and its Influence on Western Culture.” School districts would not be required to implement the course, each district can make their own choice.

Supporters
Supporters believe the bill is constitutional since the class would not be teaching religion, but rather teaching a historic text. They also believe bible literacy is key in having educated debates.

Oponants
Opponents believe it would be favoring a particular religion to teach a class soley about the bible and not include texts from other religions.