Wouldn't it be nice to separate religion from the government
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2026
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It’s wild that Texas even wants to mandate a reading list at the state level. Aren’t there just simple regional differences to account for?
I wouldn’t expect a school in San Diego to mandate reading John Steinbeck whose stories are mainly set in Central and Northern California for example.
All it takes is the Insurrection Act, to force this shit on all 50.
I'm ready for Shakira law whenever, wherever.
At least hips don't lie.
As an aside, the guy in the picture seems so awfully familiar.
This can't be real. Tell me this isn't real.
I mean the pro is if they actually read the Bible maybe they'll realize its not all anti everything, and stop using it out of context. Actually care about others?
I fucking hate it here
:(
I am strongly against pushing any religion to anyone. This is fucked up.
Cherry picked parts of the book spiced with conservative lies being stuffed into young minds is pure evil.
But if they actually managed to get the kids read the entire book, that could be a good thing. I read the Bible out of curiosity when I was in school and it was the most effective inoculation against theism I can think of.
but it's "our flavor of sharia law so it's good".
I wonder if all those SECOND AMENDMENT nutballs in Texas will get just as worked up over the FIRST AMENDMENT being violated here
I mean given they have been alright with second amendment violations, for certain people, I doubt it.
Dude, they cheered on the boots as they executed and maimed protesters, right to not be harassed/detained without reasonable probable cause, and went full throttle on building a surveillance state. We already know the answer to this.
Damn Texas really looks like a shithole
always has been
Yeah, well at least it's not some Middle Eastern religion, with funny hats and a sacred book, that builds big towers to noisily advertise itself to the people around it...
In my Texas high school, many decades ago now, my English teacher made us read the bible, saying that it was only for its literary and historical value. It had nothing to do with how she was an extremely religious Mormon.
Apparently.
At least it wasn't the official curriculum. Just her being an awful human.
There’s nothing better for turning Christians into atheists than making them actually read the Bible. I approve.
They'll be selectively read to. American kids can't actually read well these days, and this will do nothing to change that.
Yeah its ironic that the actual teachings of jesus and the gospel are about as far from Christo-fascism as one can be.
AFAIK they won't read the Bible directly, they'll read excerpts. So basically Republicans are curating only the parts they think fit their needs and are leaving out context that could completely flip the lesson on its head.
The teachings of Jesus are extremely woke at the same time. "Loving everyone unconditionally", "not caring if someone's doing religion wrong or thinking differently"?
They don't mind sharia law as long as it's their christian nationalist flavor of it.
Y'all Qaeda
They're cool with the christian caliphate.
Fitting alliteration, that.
This is the reason they went along with the George W Bush administration when they started the 9th Crusades which we experience today.
The criticism is mostly jealousy.
Closer?
That is literally Sharia law (at least what bigots think sharia law is)
So not literally? Words matter.
I'm all over this post correcting. It's not for them, it's for hopefully us. Messaging matters, words matter.
Tighten it the fuck up.
if Sharia law refers to religious laws made by religious fundamentalists, then it's literally true
What is the sharia law that bigots are not aware of?
Most of it. They barely read their own religious text, much less anyone else's.
The Christan Taliban are rather active in the US.
The irony is that might even produce more atheists than not reading the Bible, especially depending on which sections they read. That book is fucking awful and most Christians don't actually know what's in it...
Oklahoma was all set to hand out the Trump Bibles, at full retail cost of $60 per. But they got talked down from that.
Oklahoma also has an anti-establishment clause stronger than the one in the US constitution. That would have probably helped get in the way.
Okay but the last part of this sentence doesn't adhere to anything.
What are we talking about?
And once we figure that out, is it in a way that the believers will understand?
And if not, are you armed?
Yes, I am, but thankfully I don't live in Texas.
Never got the idea of 'studying' a book when no one in the room has read it front to back, even the priest.
If you want a solid leg-up on Christians, "I have" is the best comeback to "read the Bible".
People who have read the bible are largely atheists.
Reading fiction was required in my schooling as well. This particular thing doesn't feel that different.
If it moves on to mandating prayer and citing a pledge daily, well that would be a wonderful time for protest or violence.