A Constitutional Law Scholar on Alabama's
Bill to Allow Public School Credit for Religious Electives
Bill Would Authorize "Release Time" Programs for Creationism as Alternative to Evolution
 Birmingham--A bill in the Alabama House would allow public school students to get elective credit for religious instruction. Southern Education Desk Reporter Dan Carsen recently interviewed Blaine Galliher, the bill’s sponsor and a proponent of such “release time” programs. The programs would have to be approved by local school boards and would not cost the schools any money. And, Galliher said, students would not be coerced in any way. A day later Dan discussed the bill with renowned legal scholar and religious liberty advocate Professor Douglas Laycock. Here’s what he had to say about the bill: :
~ Dan Carsen, February 16, 2012.
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