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Top Oklahoma educator says teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license (Original Post)
Quixote1818
Jul 20
OP
Jimvanhise
(355 posts)1. THE FIRST AMENDMENT
He should lose his license. The First Amendment clearly says that the Government cannot make laws favoring any religion like this guy is doing.
Sessuch
(142 posts)6. Just another righteous Okie
Teach Oklahoma's history with TULSA.
no_hypocrisy
(48,158 posts)2. I can see myself taking 30 minutes out of each school day
to read Greek myths, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and the Bible.
Technically I would be within their restrictions.
msongs
(69,538 posts)3. ok class, today's lesson is thou shalt not commit adultery. (shows pic of trump). who knows what adultery is? nt
Girard442
(6,333 posts)4. "In today's lesson we study the Genesis story of the Flood..."
"...and have a discussion about how many children, infants, and fetuses might have died horribly in it."
DBoon
(22,923 posts)5. ... and then read Gilgamesh, written thousands of years earlier
and argue whether the biblical story is original
keithbvadu2
(39,249 posts)7. Is this fit for children's lessons? Leviticus 19:33-34
Leviticus 19:33-34 New International Version 33 When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.