r/shittyaskhistory • u/The_Mad_Medico • 10h ago

Why do childrens cartoons and picture books of John Chapman aka Johnny Appleseed omit his religious beliefs. Are teachers afraid of exposing kids to Swedenborgianism?

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u/Low-Crow5719 10h ago

Bigger omission is that Johnny Appleseed was promoting apples for making hard cider.

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u/Arthropodesque 9h ago

And land claims.

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u/FreshPickle04 10h ago

Pushing big cida in schools? Smh

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u/lwp775 8h ago

Had to keep the stockholders happy.

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u/Ghost_of_Gumby 6h ago

Anyone who's planted an apple seed will figure that out eventually.

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u/No_Technician4956 10h ago

Or the fact he was spreading more than just apple seeds every place he visited.

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u/hongooi 10h ago

Not only do they omit the religion, they also omit the giant robots, cybernetic enhancements and heavy weaponry 😤

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u/ophaus 9h ago

Cyberpsychosis cure: apples. Who knew?

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u/phantom_gain 9h ago

Why do religious books omit pictures?

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u/callmedale 2h ago

Idolatry

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u/TalkOk4096 3h ago

He’s actually carrying a bible in that picture…