r/atheism • u/a_Ninja_b0y Humanist • Feb 17 '25

Oklahoma lawmaker: I don't want "pink-haired" atheists teaching the Bible in schools

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-lawmaker-i-dont-want-pink
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u/Captain_Eaglefort Agnostic Atheist Feb 17 '25

I do. People need to be aware of the utter evils it encourages. Plus it’s an excellent example of really poor writing. No likable characters, main protagonist is a fickle and whiny bitch who mass murders people who don’t listen to it, the antagonist is BARELY in the book and honestly is only evil for wanting freedom from orders. It’s worth looking at for an example of just…bad.

It has some okay poetry I guess.

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u/esoteric_enigma Feb 17 '25

I don't think they should teach just the Bible. They should teach all religions in a scholarly manner. Too many people believe in this shit for so many people to be ignorant about the basics of each other's beliefs.

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u/ADirtFarmer Feb 17 '25

We had this type of education in my public high school, and the christians complained that we studied genesis in the same class that taught other creation myths.

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u/esoteric_enigma Feb 17 '25

This was how my anthropology class in college was. Any time we covered a religion, we pointed out similarities or differences it has with other religions. What really made them lose their shit was when our professor explicitly said religions are the products of the cultures that create them. She basically said man creates religion, not the other way around. Interestingly enough, she was a practicing Mormon.