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EarlG

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10. The Bible is no longer a holy book to conservative "Christians"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 21, 2025, 11:54 AM

May 21

It's just bling that they can use to signal their "righteousness." They want to put a Bible in every classroom so they can pretend that they're more important than everyone else.

If they actually read the thing, they'd find that half of it contains more sex and violence than most of the books they've banned from classrooms recently, and the other half tells them to live and behave in a way that is diametrically opposed to the way they actually live and behave.

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Oklahoma schools superintendent: Bibles will be in classes despite no money to buy them [View all] BumRushDaShow May 21 OP

Put Bibles in the schools SCantiGOP May 21 #1

They can use them as a door-jamb during shooting episodes. forgotmylogin May 21 #24

Maybe they can stillcool May 21 #2

Have the churches donate them. Duh. Srkdqltr May 21 #3

The bible is a mess of contradicting bronze age fairy tales and ego trips...imo wcmagumba May 21 #4

We should send them copies of every religion's books so they can have a library. appleannie1 May 21 #5

Well, lets have Superintendent Ryan Walters' and all the OK Repugs DONATE their salaries!! riversedge May 21 #6

I know where... Doodles May 21 #7

The sexy psalms will be well read Easterncedar May 21 #8

Can't he just buy them direct from China? JustAnotherGen May 21 #9

The Bible is no longer a holy book to conservative "Christians" EarlG May 21 #10

There used to be Gideon new testaments in middle school back when. But my speculation is that LiberalArkie May 21 #11

Bibles aren't helping in churches Marthe48 May 21 #12

How is that not "respecting an establishment of religion?" William Seger May 21 #13

Nice fiscal conservatism, 48th best education state! SouthBayDem May 21 #14

school Bibles marti May 21 #15

Will they have a Torah and a Koran in every classroom too? BigDemVoter May 21 #16

And great teachings of the Buddha... wcmagumba May 21 #17

Hey, Oklahoma: Just ask trump for a bunch of his bibles, for free. Paladin May 21 #18

Old Testament "Christians" Dogberry57 May 21 #19

They should get a committee together of all the denominations tanyev May 21 #20

The Bible Dave Id May 21 #21

Replace existing schools with one room schoolhouses and unmarried schoolmarms. That'll learn 'em! Wonder Why May 21 #22

Some states are already too far gone. That one is as cooked as a well-done steak. Karasu May 21 #23