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In 1944, the government of British Columbia amended the Public Schools Act to provide for compulsory Bible reading at the opening of the school day, to be followed by a compulsory recitation of the Lord’s Prayer. This amendment appeared as section 167 of the Public Schools Act, and read as follows: [8] 167.
The restriction of religious texts in U.S. public schools, including the Bible, was referred to as a "Bible ban". [102] In June 2023, the Davis School District in Utah banned the Bible in Elementary and Middle Schools due to "vulgarity or violence" inappropriate for the age group. [103] [104] [105]
Banned in Canada in 1956. The ban was not enforced on imports of the Putnam edition from the United States and was lifted in late 1958. [54] [55] Peyton Place (1956) Grace Metalious: 1956 Novel Banned in Canada from 1956 to 1958. [55] How to Kill (series) John Minnery 1973 Instructional Banned in Canada in 1977. [56] [57] The Hoax of the ...
A school district in Utah removed the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries after a parent’s complaint in June, then reversed course and brought them back after many filed appeals ...
Freedom of religion in Canada is a constitutionally protected right, allowing believers the freedom to assemble and worship without limitation or interference. [2]According to the 2021 census, Christianity is the largest religion in Canada, with 53.3% of the population (more than half of these are Roman Catholic); one third of Canadians stated that they were irreligious or had no religion.
“The district cannot ban only some ‘sexually obscene’ books while allowing others,” such as the Bible. (In its news release, the foundation purposely did not capitalize the word Bible).
The Spoilers was banned, but Bowser overturned the ruling making it the first time a decision by a censorship board was successfully overturn. [47] J. Bernard Hughes, the chief censor in British Columbia, banned Diary of a Nazi stating that it was "purely Russian propaganda" that depicted "the Nazis at their worst". [48]
In any event, the Bible is now back on Canyon Independent School District library shelves, the school district said in a statement. Furthermore, it was never removed from schools entirely .