Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 days agoOklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose licensewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose licensewww.nbcnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square155fedilink
minus-squarewwaxen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoTime for malicious compliance: "Kids, today we’re talking about two girls got their dad drunk and raped him to get pregnant.
minus-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoYou should hit the erotic poetry section of the Bible, just to be sure you get all the good parts in.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoThey’ll have to be more creative, because the demand is for teachers to tell kids about the Bible’s place in U.S. history. So I think teaching them about this might be more appropriate: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/674995075/slave-bible-from-the-1800s-omitted-key-passages-that-could-incite-rebellion They might also teach about this man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin
minus-squareNegativeNull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days ago They might also teach about this man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin Wow, that was an interesting read there! It seems like he may have been an influence on the character “Brother Justin” in the Carnivàle show on HBO. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_Carnivàle#Brother_Justin_Crowe
minus-squareorclev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoOr how about how the bible was used as an excuse to try to keep Americans dumb and ignorant. An excellent example of exactly where the Bible fits into American history.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoThat’s just how religions works. Our flavour just happens to be “Christian”
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoYou say “was” like it’s not ongoing.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoUnfortunately, these people don’t believe in evolution either.
Time for malicious compliance: "Kids, today we’re talking about two girls got their dad drunk and raped him to get pregnant.
You should hit the erotic poetry section of the Bible, just to be sure you get all the good parts in.
They’ll have to be more creative, because the demand is for teachers to tell kids about the Bible’s place in U.S. history.
So I think teaching them about this might be more appropriate: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/674995075/slave-bible-from-the-1800s-omitted-key-passages-that-could-incite-rebellion
They might also teach about this man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin
Wow, that was an interesting read there! It seems like he may have been an influence on the character “Brother Justin” in the Carnivàle show on HBO.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_Carnivàle#Brother_Justin_Crowe
He absolutely was.
Or how about how the bible was used as an excuse to try to keep Americans dumb and ignorant. An excellent example of exactly where the Bible fits into American history.
That’s just how religions works. Our flavour just happens to be “Christian”
You say “was” like it’s not ongoing.
Unfortunately, these people don’t believe in evolution either.