Tuesday,  May 29, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 320 • 17 of 36 •  Other Editions

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Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls.
• In addition, grants for six programs in the state have been renewed.
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Law urges SD schools to expand Bible instruction
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota lawmakers who earlier this year urged public schools to provide academic instruction on the Bible may need the patience of Job as they wait for schools to embrace the idea.
• With only a few lawmakers questioning whether it could blur the line between government and religion, the Legislature in January passed a non-binding resolution encouraging schools to teach -- not preach -- about the Bible so students gain an

understanding of its influence on Western civilization's art, history and culture.
• The members of the Yankton Ministerial Association later voted unanimously to endorse the idea. Associate Pastor Bob Mason of the Kingsway Christian Church said he hopes people in the southeast South Dakota community will ask the Yankton School District to include a Bible course in its curriculum
• But Yankton Superintendent Joseph Gertsema said the district has no plans

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