Public School Bible Courses
When taught with credible materials and from a nonsectarian perspective, Bible courses are an appropriate and even laudable way to help students learn about history and literature. Sadly, pressure groups have hijacked a good idea. They betray the faith families place in public schools by misusing Bible courses to promote their own narrow religious beliefs over all others.

Separation of Church and State
The Texas Freedom Network supports the constitutional guarantee of the separation of church and state, which protects the right of all Americans to practice the faith of their choice, free of government interference and partisan politics.

Faith-Based Initiative
The faith-based initiative - as implemented by Texas Governor, then President George W. Bush - includes policies that would fund religious organizations with tax dollars; loosen regulations and licensing of faith-based providers; and permit providers to discriminate based on religion in hiring practices. TFN research has found these policies to be a troubled enterprise for houses of worship, taxpayers and people in need alike.

School Prayer
The Texas Freedom Network affirms the right of every child to pray voluntarily in public school and the right of parents and children to practice their own faith in public school, free from state-sponsored prayer.

Vouchers
The Texas Freedom Network believes religious schools and institutions should remain free of the government controls and regulations that appropriately accompany government funds. Spending public tax dollars for religious schools violates the state and federal constitutional separation of church and state.