[cmoneyspinner]

I live in Texas and the Texas lawmakers and educators are actively engaged in a concerted effot to FORCE THE BIBLE DOWN THE THROATS OF EVERYONE!!

They claim it's about freedom of Religion.

Do you know what? Everybody already has freedom of religion, no matter where they live in the world. Religion is a personal choice. Even when parents teach their child, the child is the one who ultimately decides if they will choose that path for their life.

There are NO MAN-MADE LAWS that can MAKE a person have freedom of religion.

Revised Texas Education Agency plan include Bible references | kvue.com
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/educa ... 67fd91cd84

So! What's happening in your part of the world?

Anybody trying to create laws to make you do something against your free will AND take away your parental rights to teach your own beliefs and values to your children?

[Jem Smith]

Well, here in Australia religious chaplains are allowed in our public schools, and the have religious instruction classes (not teaching children about different religions, teaching them that one specific religion is correct, ie. Christianity). It makes me angry that this is legal.

[Netherrealmer]

I came from a country with no freedom of speech when it comes to religion. Just imagine how much I dealt with the religion of speech all my life, making me hate it more.

[cmoneyspinner]

It makes me angry that this is legal.

It makes me angry too. Especially because I know the only reason they are doing this has nothing to do with TEACHING. It's about POWER AND CONTROL and taking away FREEDOM.

IRONY? The same governor and state officials pushing this, are also pushing a "Parental Bill of Rights" law. I guess non-Christian and non-Jewish parents don't have rights! I'm surprised our Muslim and Indian (Hindi and Sikh) populations in Texas are not pushing to have their religious texts incorporated into the educational curriculum too. Why not? Equal Opportunity. Fair is fair.

They need to teach the difference because in another state some idiots damaged a Sikh temple on fire and spray painted that the “Muslim terrorists” should leave their community. IGNORANCE AND BLIND HATRED ON FULL DISPLAY!


-- 19 Nov 2024, 13:23 --

I came from a country with no freedom of speech when it comes to religion. Just imagine how much I dealt with the religion of speech all my life, making me hate it more.

I have never taken my freedoms for granted.
That's why when others are trying to take those freedoms away under the guise of protecting my freedom, I feel like going on a mountaintop and shouting ... HYPOCRITES!!

-- 22 Nov 2024, 17:12 --

UPDATE Nov 22, 2024
So! The inclusion of Biblical references was VOTED FOR.

But! School districts can OPT OUT. That means they don't have to include the Bible references in their curriculum.

HOWEVER, school districts will receive an additional $60 per student added to the budget if they OPT IN.

Because a “subtle form of bribery” is … biblical???