I think you're just incensed that anyone should be allowed to challenge your religious beliefs and the imposition of those beliefs into the public schools. While you may presume your religious beliefs require a status of privileged involubility, you need to accept the fact that the world doesn't revolve around your religious beliefs.The Suprem Court has long ruled that teaching the Bible as literature or in context of history or culture is fine. I have heard of cases, though where the teacher turns such a class into proselytizing.I suppose that depends on how the classes is presented. If people want to use this class as an excuse to extol the virtues of one Holy Book over another them no, I am opposed to such a class. Do we really want the government teaching children faith? That is best left to the parents and members of the clergy that the parents wish.
On the other side of the coin, do we want the government prohibiting children from learning about anything that touches on faith? The Bible (or any religious book) as History, Culture, and Literature--or, comparative religion classes isn't anything the government should prohibit as an elective course.
Atheists NEVER proselytize though, do they! They never pontificate in such a manner as to belittle religion while elevating their personal philosophy.
I'm not the one being challenged ... you are. I'm not fearful of books I don't like making their way into schools if the end goal is learning something previously unknown. You, on the other hand, are wetting your knickers at the very thought of the Bible finding itself in a classroom. You're literally petrified of the idea. Kinda proves just how powerful the Bible really is -- wouldn't ya say?
Why do you keep trying to shift the central theme from a question about the Law to a question about the Babble?