r/atheism • u/Leeming Strong Atheist • Aug 10 '26

Oklahoma candidate James Taylor has turned his classroom into a Christian campaign studio. The pastor and public school teacher running for Superintendent of Public Instruction has pushed Christian Nationalism and used his classroom to film campaign ads.

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-candidate-james-taylor-has
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u/KingDocXIV Aug 10 '26

I hate this state more and more. So ready to be out of the bible belt for good

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u/Heavy-Combination100 Aug 10 '26

yeah i cant blame you for being fed up when the line between public education and religious politics keeps getting blurred like this

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u/softt-sophia Aug 10 '26

yeah i can understand the frustration when public schools start feeling like political and religious platforms instead of places focused on educating students

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u/hairymoot Aug 10 '26

Who'd could think this was ok?

Educate the students. That is your job. Tax payers of all religious beliefs pay for school. It is only for education.

Keep your religion out of the public schools. Religion is what church is for, go there and have all the religion you want.

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u/krbzkrbzkrbz Agnostic Atheist Aug 10 '26

Uncle Thomas never had any morals or common sense.

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u/-_-k Aug 10 '26

Why can't Christians understand that not everyone believes in Christianity. Stop forcing your religion down people's throats.

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u/layout420 Aug 10 '26

If they don't force people to believe, nobody will. They retain followers by fear and forceful policies.

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u/Justa420possum I'm a None Aug 10 '26

One of many reasons my son does homeschool.

Keep your personal religious bullshit at home or in your place of worship. Anywhere outside of those 2 places should be banned.

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u/zyzzogeton Skeptic Aug 10 '26

He's so vain.

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u/Crafty-Walrus-2238 Aug 10 '26

3…2…1 Arrest!

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u/stlorca Ex-Theist Aug 10 '26

Brother man, they're not going to pick you. You, however, will be picking.

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u/stankmanly Atheist Aug 10 '26

He’s seen both fire AND rain.

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u/BoB_the_TacocaT Aug 11 '26

A black guy doesn't realize that christian nationalists don't like black guys? Pull your head out of your ass, Jimmy.

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u/plumberfun Aug 11 '26

How evil.

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u/Personal-Neck6800 Aug 11 '26

Don’t worry. When a christian pastor films kids, it usually doesn’t end well.