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Committee introduces RS 31972 C1 to authorize sequential Bible readings in public schools; some members oppose introduction
Summary
Representative Jordan Redmond and Blaine Kinzotti (Idaho Family Policy Center) presented RS 31972 C1 to authorize sequential Bible readings in classrooms without instruction. The committee voted to introduce the resolution amid objections from several members who raised First Amendment concerns.
Representative Jordan Redmond (District 3, Kootenai County) presented RS 31972 C1, titled the "Bible Reading Act," saying it "creates a statewide policy to read sequential passages from the Bible in their classroom without instruction or comment."
Blaine Kinzotti, introduced as president of the Idaho Family Policy Center and a sponsor representative in the hearing, described the measure's historical basis. Kinzotti recounted that Idaho enacted a 1925 law (House Bill 69) requiring in‑school Bible reading and that a 1926 attorney-general opinion supported the practice. He argued recent U.S.…
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