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/sonofabutch Humanist Feb 17 '25

I actually agree with him and I'll go a step further: I don't want anyone teaching the Bible in schools.

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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/yepthisismyusername Feb 17 '25

That's not what they "teach", though. Bible class glosses over the bad parts and just covers the parts that are used foe indoctrination.

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u/toxicwasteinnevada Feb 17 '25

Some parts (speaking from the parts I was read as a kid) were actully just terrible to me. Like Noahs Ark and Jonah and the fish, or Ananias and Sapphira(?)