Dawkins hopes free Bibles will turn kids off Scriptures
Richard Dawkins is backing a scheme to send a commemorative copy of the King James Bible to every state school, but only because he thinks it will turn kids off the Scriptures.
Last week Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, began sending commemorative copies of the Bibles to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Version.
Professor Dawkins says that the initiative is justified because of the historic text’s impact on the English language.