Studying the bible is what started me on the path to atheism.
Agreed. How anyone can go, “This is our truth. This book is our law.” And then explain how they just ignore all the parts that aren’t convenient for them, and brush it away as of it’s nothing.
The concept of a divine being is fine, but religion is disgusting. What it does to people is horrible.
They probably meant the true bible, “C Programming Language” by Kernigan & Ritchie. Good to teach kids about software.
✨iNtErNaL PoInTeR VaRiAbLe✨
Christian Nationalism at work again.
“If people’s clothes are made of two different materials, you kill them with rocks, kids!”
Is he specifying how to teach the Bible? Because as a “here’s some crazy shit people believe” approach could be interesting.
I’ve been forced to it young and I think it only built up my critical thinking and rejected religion altogether. Same with my siblings.
The number of just purely evil people that end up getting elected in the world is just making me wonder why democracy was ever invented in the first place.
Democracy assures a regular rotation of bad leaders. Otherwise, we tend to see that “divine right of kings” and lifetime dictatorship thing.
I would teach all the cool fictional parts, like the apocalypse. Also, the gay parts, and the raping.
The part where Lot (“the only righteous man in Sodom and Gemorrah”) gets drunk and sleeps with his daughters would be a good one I think.
If I recall they rape him, so that’s fun and wholesome.
Don’t forget the baby murder.
That one too!
“The Bible is an indispensable historical and cultural touchstone,” Walters said in a statement. “Without basic knowledge of it, Oklahoma students are unable to properly contextualize the foundation of our nation, which is why Oklahoma educational standards provide for its instruction.”
I guess that’s true. It illustrates how forcing citizens into a government mandated religion contributed to fighting for independence from British rule.
What’s next? Mandating black students tend the school grounds during recess to teach them about the Civil War?
