Texas students could soon be forced to read from the Bible in public schools
(www.independent.co.uk)
newsI doubt it. States have tried over and over again (both recently and in the past) to require the Bible, to require the 10 commandments, and on and on to no ultimate success. The Establishment Clause is clear, and this is more political theater from a Republican dominated government trying to gin up support for the midterms by creating a spectacle.
New SCOTUS, new repression
Where's my Satanic Temple forcing kids to instead read from science books?
They've been quiet lately. Wondering what happened.
They're not an activist organization. Americans United or the Freedom From Religion Foundation are the ones who will most likely be fighting this.
https://ffrf.org/outreach/ffrf-chapters/
Isn't a bad idea to get involved
it's clear they (we all) lost
If kids these days are anything like we were as kids being forced to do something will just result in that thing being mocked, derided, and never taken seriously... Outside of the already brainwashed kids, that is.
easiest way to turn people away is to make em actually read that dumbshit themselves, there's a reason priests pick and choose a couple snippets every week...
Indeed, I had the benfit of agnostic parents and no forced church time, but I remember reading the bible a bit around 11-12 years old and thinking it was insane people believe that shit is real.
To be honest, my junior year English teacher forced us to read the bible "to have a stronger basis for understanding western literature" and it had zero impact on my lack of religious beliefs. Literally, we spent like 2 or 3 months on that crap. Looking back it was a pretty obvious scam by her, but it had zero impact in the direction that she wanted it to have impact.
"Poor character development, and the author is a little bit preachy."
I was already required to read Bible passages in Texas public high school. Got my only C in a English class because apparently my interpretation of David wasn't up to snuff.
Ezekiel 23:20
Texas.
Idaho.
