Bring Your Bible To School Day – October 6, 2022, history significance
Bring Your Bible To School Day is on the first Thursday in October, onOctober 6 this year, and we are looking forward to celebrating our religious freedom as we treasure and read God’s Holy Word. The build-up to this day includes activities, games, acts of service, and personalized ways to get into the sacred texts and share what it means to you.
History of Bring Your Bible to School Day
Bring Your Bible to School Day began in 2014 by Focus on the Family organization as a response to American school removing bibles from public schools. This event has grown in popularity since then when according to Biblica, 8,000 students participated in 2014, then 155,000 people in 2015, and lastly.
that number jumped to 356,000 in 2016, with every state in the nation represented. The history of bibles being removed from schools started in 1962 and 1963, when the U.S Supreme Court declared bible readings in public schools to be unconstitutional, and hence took bibles out of the schools.
Since then, public schools have continued to confiscate bible books and restricted students ability to express their religion to others, according to Biblica. Focus on the Family, an American Christian organization which helps consult families and offer resources for those in the Christian lifestyle, founded this holiday to encourage students to bring their bibles to school as a right of their freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Their main focus to have students not feel afraid to express themselves and read the Bible during their free time. However, if things turn for the worst for students in public schools, Focus on the Family encourages families to contact the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a legal alliance of Christian attorneys to defend the right to freely live out their faith as well as check out school policies and codes of conduct in their school district.
BRING YOUR BIBLE TO SCHOOL DAY TIMELINE
200 B.C.
Holy Scriptures
Jewish groups begin referring to the books of the Bible as “holy scriptures.”
1890s
Bible Manuscripts in Egypt
Papyri New Testament manuscripts are discovered in Egypt.
1947
Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered
More than 220 dead sea scrolls — the oldest existing copies of the books of the Hebrew Bible — are discovered in Qumran.
1997
Bible Museum
The Bible Museum on the Square in Collierville, Tennessee, is opened.
HOW TO OBSERVE BRING YOUR BIBLE TO SCHOOL DAY
Share encouraging scripture with your colleagues
This is a perfect day to share those Bible verses that provide comfort and strength in hard times with your friends and colleagues. We all could surely use some.
Write down and pass around your favorite verses
Are there verses of the Bible that you love? Write them down or print them out in cards and give them to others.
Teach others how to be bold about their faith
Not everyone has the courage to proudly express their religious beliefs. Show them how they can and they’ll surely be grateful for your help.
5 FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE THAT WILL AMAZE YOU
The most published book
The Bible is the most published book in the history of the world.
The best-selling book of all time
The Bible has an estimated total sale of over five billion copies.
Originally handwritten
It was initially written and copied by hand on papyrus scrolls.
It has many New Testament versions
There are about 3,000 existing New Testament manuscripts, copied between the 2nd and 17th centuries.
The most influential book in existence
The Bible has profoundly influenced and shaped literature, history, entertainment, and culture all over the world.
WHY BRING YOUR BIBLE TO SCHOOL DAY IS IMPORTANT
It helps educate students on their Constitutional rights
Each time this day is held, students all around the country get to express their rights to freedom of speech. This helps more people to be aware of the rights they hold.
Provides the opportunity for kids to be bold in their faith
With a general day for Christians to attend school with their Bibles, more kids are emboldened to publicly declare their faith. They get the courage to freely express their beliefs.
Opportunity to encourage others with the word of God
This special day provides a general platform for us to encourage one another with the Word of God. This goes a long way in strengthening our faith.
