Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoOklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose licensewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square157fedilinkarrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-squarewwaxen@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoTime for malicious compliance: "Kids, today we’re talking about two girls got their dad drunk and raped him to get pregnant.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year 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-up0·1 year 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-up0·1 year 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-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoUnfortunately, these people don’t believe in evolution either.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou say “was” like it’s not ongoing.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s just how religions works. Our flavour just happens to be “Christian”
minus-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoYou should hit the erotic poetry section of the Bible, just to be sure you get all the good parts in.
Time for malicious compliance: "Kids, today we’re talking about two girls got their dad drunk and raped him to get pregnant.
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.
Unfortunately, these people don’t believe in evolution either.
You say “was” like it’s not ongoing.
That’s just how religions works. Our flavour just happens to be “Christian”
You should hit the erotic poetry section of the Bible, just to be sure you get all the good parts in.