Debate breaks out in Senate over to include Catholic Bible alongside "American" Bible in schools

Debate breaks out in Senate over to include Catholic Bible alongside "American" Bible in schools

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some lawmakers in the West Virginia Senate want to put copies of the first Bible printed in revolutionary America in certain classrooms, but an effort by others to amend the bill to also include the Catholic Bible…

Senators battle over what Bible should be available in classrooms

Senators sponsoring the bill say the Aitken Bible of the Revolutionary War era has particular historic value.

WV Senate to vote on requiring Aitken Bible in schools after rejecting inclusion of Catholic Bible • West Virginia Watch

Sen. Amy Grady, R-Mason, holds a copy of the Aitken Bible on the Senate floor in Charleston, West Virginia, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photo by Will Price/West Virginia Legislative Photography)The Senate is set to vote Thursday on a bill that would require certain West Virginia public school classrooms to display the Aitken Bible after members opposed an amendment to also include the Catholic Bible. The Aitken was the first English-language t…