Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 个月前Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose licensewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1544arrow-down16
arrow-up1538arrow-down1external-linkOklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose licensewww.nbcnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 个月前message-square163fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up85arrow-down1·9 个月前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
minus-squareorclev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up75·9 个月前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.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·9 个月前Unfortunately, these people don’t believe in evolution either.
minus-squareNegativeNull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 个月前 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
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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.
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.
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