China textbook includes Bible story, slammed

Beijing: The inclusion of a Bible story for the first time in a textbook in communist China has sparked a controversy as critics called the move a violation of the law which separated education from religion.

Some “outraged” netizens criticised the book used in secondary schools in Beijing saying it spread Western values, following which its co-compiler said on Tuesday that the story was included to make students aware about Western myths.

The book triggered heated discussion online as some netizens questioned the move.