Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoOklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose licensewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-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 months agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squarewwaxen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months 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-up4·3 months 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-squareorclev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months 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-up2·3 months agoUnfortunately, these people don’t believe in evolution either.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThat’s just how religions works. Our flavour just happens to be “Christian”
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYou say “was” like it’s not ongoing.
minus-squareNegativeNull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months 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-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months 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
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.
That’s just how religions works. Our flavour just happens to be “Christian”
You say “was” like it’s not ongoing.
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.
You should hit the erotic poetry section of the Bible, just to be sure you get all the good parts in.