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Introduction
The National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS) is a nonprofit organization that publishes a Bible curriculum textbook, The Bible in History and Literature, for use in public schools in the United States. The textbook is a secular study of the Bible for its history, literature, art and other applications. It does not teach the Bible as a religious text. The Bible in History and Literature was first published in 1994. Since then, it has been used in over 2,039 high schools, in 38 states, by over 360,000 students.

Historical Background
Beginning in the 1960’s, religious activities in public schools were curtailed by several United States Supreme Court opinions. One of those, School District of Abington Township v. Schempp, invalidated school-sponsored devotional readings of the Bible. However, the Court clarified its ruling saying:


 * “[I]t might well be said that one’s education is not complete without a study of comparative religion or the history of religion and its relationship to the advancement of civilization. It certainly may be said that the Bible is worthy of study for its literary and historic qualities.  Nothing we have said here indicates that such a study of the Bible or of religion, when presented objectively as a part of a secular program of education, may not be effectuated consistently with the First Amendment.”

This principle did not change and was reiterated in the United States Supreme Court opinion of Stone v. Graham saying: “The Bible may constitutionally be taught in an appropriate study of history, civilization, ethics, comparative religion, or the like.”

The Bible is the largest selling book in history. It has had a tremendous impact on Western culture. Particularly, from the days of the Reformation in Europe, the Bible influenced public and governmental policy, as well as personal religious thought. It has been recognized by many as a source of American government and culture.

National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools
After review I decided to revert all of your edits to this page. Here is why: If you have content to add to the article please do so - but make sure it is sourced, neutral and relevant. Please do not remove sourced material without discussion. --Errant Tmorton166(Talk) 08:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Large parts of it were un-encyclopedic (particularly the NPOV, agenda pushing & the quotes which have no relevance to the objective article)
 * It did not fit in with Wikipedia's manual of style - bolding text as you had done is discouraged. In fact it read like an advertising piece
 * The criticisms you removed were fairly sourced & on my review seem fair to include
 * Complete rewrites of relatively good articles (like this) are discouraged without discussion. Particularly if you have a conflict of interest (as appears here).