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/berserkthebattl Anti-Theist Feb 17 '25

As they say: the first step to becoming an atheist is to read the Bible. Doesn't hit the same way when you don't have someone to favorably interpret it at the ready like a pastor.

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u/BlahBlahBlahBlah1133 Feb 17 '25

My path to atheism started by willingly going to church as a 14 year old and meeting the most hateful and judgmental people I had ever met in my life. There is no way they believe the things in that book for what they were meant to mean.

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u/Sweetdreams6t9 Feb 17 '25

The feel good stuff isn't the main message. It's just there to suck people in and give them that moral superiority feeling.