The uproar over El Salvador's July decree that the Bible must be read daily in public schools came largely from the nation's pastors.
On July 1, the Legislative Assembly passed Decreto 411, mandating that schools begin each day with seven minutes of Bible reading without commentary. The goal: to teach morality to students to prevent them from joining the violent gangs plaguing the Central American nation of 6 million. Weeks before, a street gang set fire to a city bus traveling through the outskirts of San Salvador, burning 14 civilians to death.
The law provoked a heated public debate among church leaders.
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