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AdamGG

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49. I grew up in 70s suburban Boston

Thu Mar 23, 2023, 04:51 PM

Mar 2023

which was liberal and there definitely weren't any kind of prayers, other than the pledge of allegiance, so it's a bit alien to me. I'm pretty sure there weren't any Bibles in the school.

The right keeps pushing religion into the public sphere, though, and sadly winning. There was a Supreme Court case from a year or two ago where a school district (Washington state maybe) fired a football coach who refused to stop saying Christian prayers with the team on the sidelines. It went to the Supreme Court and the stacked Trump court ruled against the school district and said that they had to pay the coach damages and they couldn't stop him from rallying the team with Christian prayers.

So, the state sponsored school is required to pressure Muslim, Jewish, atheist kids on the team to participate in Christian prayers or risk being ostracized from the team.

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A Utah parent says the Bible contains porn and should be removed from school libraries. [View all] sl8 Mar 2023 OP

Hard to argue the case---if this is their standard... hlthe2b Mar 2023 #1

It does. There's some really raunchy, nasty stuff in the Bible. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #2

Funny how that wasn't covered in Sunday School not fooled Mar 2023 #12

You should read some olde medieval texts written sdfernando Mar 2023 #15

LOL... I Spent My Childhood Inside of Books Inside of Libraries... MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #64

They left out a lot. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #17

Hoo boy! I gotta go out right now and get me a copy! Pinback Mar 2023 #19

ROFL Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #36

Right on! sinkingfeeling Mar 2023 #3

It's filled with porn and lots of hatred!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2023 #4

Hatred is just fine with this crowd. But the Bible also has lots and lots of sex, Ocelot II Mar 2023 #5

Ezekiel 23:20 is the money shot central scrutinizer Mar 2023 #8

Ugh Delphinus Mar 2023 #21

I thought it just says that they are men with big dicks. Am I missing something? Maraya1969 Mar 2023 #48

Oh, Delphinus Mar 2023 #54

Well, I just looked up bestiality in the Bible and whoa! Maraya1969 Mar 2023 #55

Opens new window to ask ChatGPT... Layzeebeaver Mar 2023 #62

Mormons canceled The New Testament in 1830. Look it up. czarjak Mar 2023 #6

The Ten Commandments talk about sex, cussing, lying, stealing. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #7

So does this make churches adult bookstores? dutch777 Mar 2023 #9

More like "Adult Entertainment" using the GOP definitions - there's even cis men, wearing dresses! NullTuples Mar 2023 #31

ROFL Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #38

About time someone tried this tactic. I hope it catches on elsewhere as well. TheRickles Mar 2023 #10

That tactic should be applied to all Republican screeds, all of which dwell on culture war issues bucolic_frolic Mar 2023 #16

I haveta say, as far as "community standards" go, they're onto something. n/t TygrBright Mar 2023 #11

Tee hee! Turn the censors' biases against them. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2023 #13

Makes sense to me. jaxexpat Mar 2023 #14

They'll just apply that the law does not pertain to religious text ... aggiesal Mar 2023 #18

"works for them, but not for us" orthoclad Mar 2023 #20

Nothing is ever about principle with (R)'s, it's always all about power. So yes I agree. n/t aggiesal Mar 2023 #29

Separation of church and state - it shouldn't be there anyway AdamGG Mar 2023 #22

There are so many most schools & public libraries leave out! NullTuples Mar 2023 #37

That was my first thought as well! Are they talking about parochial or private schools? Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #47

I grew up in 70s suburban Boston AdamGG Mar 2023 #49

I grew up in a fairly diverse community and nobody missed that "school prayer" Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #51

The X-Rated Bible: An Irreverent Survey of Sex in the Scriptures usonian Mar 2023 #23

Thanks! nt sl8 Mar 2023 #25

King James didn't write the King James version of the Bible. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #32

Yes, I read that but left it out. usonian Mar 2023 #46

As was Saint Anselm of Canterbury NullTuples Mar 2023 #39

True story. It should not be in school libraries AllyCat Mar 2023 #24

A lot of us here have been feeling like this for years. WinstonSmith4740 Mar 2023 #26

I like it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #27

Now do the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. HardPort Mar 2023 #28

There are TONS of "begets", too. Sex! calimary Mar 2023 #30

I love this!! Sogo Mar 2023 #33

Finally! Thanks for posting. nt TeamProg Mar 2023 #34

You go, girl Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #35

About time. LiberalFighter Mar 2023 #40

Dildoes? wryter2000 Mar 2023 #41

Clergy in church, Sunday School, confirmation, and Bible Study LiberalFighter Mar 2023 #42

The Bible shouldn't be in public school libraries at all JPPaverage Mar 2023 #43

👍 Rebl2 Mar 2023 #45

It would be totally appropriate in a section of the library on philosophy and religion as long as flashman13 Mar 2023 #50

Almost forgot that that section should include books on atheist, agnosticism, the I Ching etc. flashman13 Mar 2023 #52

I love it throw it back I the Bible thumpers faces! kimbutgar Mar 2023 #44

Dark Bible Stories... rape, killing, incest keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #53

This needs to be SOP for all book banning states. Hassler Mar 2023 #56

Well played, Utah parent. SunSeeker Mar 2023 #57

The right will edit out those passages along with the teachings of Jesus about loving one's neighbor Wonder Why Mar 2023 #58

Oak grove Middle school in Clearwater Florida actually turns into a church on Sundays Oppaloopa Mar 2023 #59

Hoisted on their own petard Seinan Sensei Mar 2023 #60

It does, what about those 2 sisters who got their father True Blue American Mar 2023 #61

Nothing to see here... digsub Mar 2023 #63