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The article addresses the idea of "religious illiteracy" in the United States as of early 2007. The author relates the lack of general religious knowledge among his students at Boston University. He believes that religious illiteracy is more dangerous than cultural illiteracy because religion is the "most volatile" constituent of culture. He notes that some knowledge of the world's religions is essential in processing messages from politicians, the media, and education. He believes that, in the interest of civics, all U.S. undergraduate students should be required to take an academic religious studies course. He also acknowledges that religious literacy in the U.S. requires compromise between the secular left and the religious right. (Abstract from EBSCO.)

A section of this article describes the 1st amendment and how it was used in the College/University lifestyle. This situation went all the way up to the Attorney General. The question that is being asked is if religion should be allowed in a social school environment.

This document describes a few of the arguements for and against the church and state litigation in the schools of today. It also describes some of the events that occured before and after the U.S. Supreme Court stuck their hand in.

This document is about an example of the teaching of Biblical studies in the classroom and how it affects the student. This also gives a few examples of different churchs and their belief or ideas about the teaching of religion in schools.

In this document, which is more like a debate, there is an argument using many good biblical examples to prove or disprove that faith plays a vital role in historical research. In the end of this article the chosen "correct answer" is that faith does play a role in historical research. Also mentioned, was that faith actually connects some of the historical events to today because of some of faiths traditions that have lived on.

This review is the response to a challenge of finding a deeper meaning in the scripture or as we all know it today "the Bible." While doing the research for his finds he based his research on the ways the Bible influenced "cognitive and social processes". Further one in the document he also states that the Bible is not only text but is has a certain meaning to it which makes it unique.