jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 hours agoOklahoma is trying to put 55,000 Trump Bibles in the classroomwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down14
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkOklahoma is trying to put 55,000 Trump Bibles in the classroomwww.motherjones.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 hours agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareconciselyverboselinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·edit-28 hours agoThe Trump bit is an important part. State sponsored religion is a more important part. “What are the right specifications for a bible in schools?” isn’t the right question.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 minutes agoIt’s a right question. It’s just not the first question. Question 1: Why are there Bibles required to be in Oklahoma classrooms when that’s a clear First Amendment violation? Question 2: Why are these Bibles mandated to be the ones that, even when you reduce it to Christianity, only some Christians consider to be accurate? Question 3: Why is this going to fund the Trump campaign?
minus-squareconciselyverboselinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 seconds agoIf you’re ever arguing over “what should the Bible be”, they already won. There isn’t a legitimate scenario where you can ask it.
The Trump bit is an important part.
State sponsored religion is a more important part. “What are the right specifications for a bible in schools?” isn’t the right question.
It’s a right question. It’s just not the first question.
Question 1: Why are there Bibles required to be in Oklahoma classrooms when that’s a clear First Amendment violation?
Question 2: Why are these Bibles mandated to be the ones that, even when you reduce it to Christianity, only some Christians consider to be accurate?
Question 3: Why is this going to fund the Trump campaign?
If you’re ever arguing over “what should the Bible be”, they already won.
There isn’t a legitimate scenario where you can ask it.