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BANGALORE: A Christian organisation petitioned
the Karnataka High Court against what it alleged as
illegal attempts by the State Government to prevent the
distribution of Bibles in schools.
Christian Legal Association said the State Government
was perusing a policy of selectively propagating only
one religion while ignoring other religions. It charged
the State Government with preventing dissemination of
knowledge of the Bible by preventing public educational
institutions from receiving such books.
It alleged that the State had issued a circular on June
29, 2006, directing all educational institutions to
purchase books pertaining to Hindu religion.
The association said when it had sought permission to
distribute free copies of the Bible in schools, the
State had initially agreed but backtracked subsequently.
It urged the court to direct the State to permit
distribution of the Bible in schools.
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