r/nottheonion • u/JeffRVA • 5d ago

Oklahoma state superintendent announces all schools must incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in curriculums

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/oklahoma-schools-bible-curriculum/index.html
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u/AshuraBaron 5d ago

"Everyone should be forced to read the Bible and learn it's valuable lessons." - Man who hasn't read the Bible

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u/drch33ks 5d ago

The Bible is full of great life lessons, like how severely you can beat your slaves without being in the wrong.

And the appropriate price to pay a father to marry his daughter after you rape her.

And also when it is and is not appropriate for women to speak in the presence of men.

Not sure why anyone would want to get their morals from any other source. /s

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u/JavaJapes 4d ago

I attended a private Christian school. I remember in elementary school, teachers just telling us not to read Song of Songs/Song of Solomon. So of course many of them immediately did... but like, how ironic that there's parts of your book you don't want your kids reading until a certain age.

But reading the verses with the examples you gave and worse from elementary school was totally fine lol

I remember Ezekiel 23:20 coming to mind as one that teachers hated kids bringing up.

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u/hgs25 4d ago edited 4d ago

Funny thing, when Utah banned books with sexual themes and violence from schools, they accidentally banned the Bible too. When Librarians started removing the book in compliance with the law, it went to court. The judge sided with the librarians because they were complying with the law.

Utah then made a special exception for the Bible.