Florida Man Flips The Script On Republican Culture War

Florida activist Chaz Stevens is taking the culture war to Florida Republicans by starting a petition to ban the Bible in public schools as well as any other book that references the Bible. The request comes as the state lets parents object to educational material, specifically material that contains sexual subjects. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. kzbin.info...
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"A Florida activist known for his tongue-in-cheek petitions to local government agencies has asked school districts in Florida to ban the Bible.
In petitions sent to public school superintendents across the state, Chaz Stevens asked the districts to "immediately remove the Bible from the classroom, library, and any instructional material," Stevens wrote in the documents, which were shared with NPR. "Additionally, I also seek the banishment of any book that references the Bible.”
His petitions cited a bill signed into law last month by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which lets parents object to educational materials. That bill came about after some parents complained about sexually explicit books being taught in Florida schools.
Many of those books, such as Gender Queer: A Memoir, deal with LGBTQ themes and coming out stories. DeSantis celebrated the removal of Gender Queer at a news conference after the signing of the law. It's "a cartoon-style book with graphic images of children performing sexual acts," he said last month. "That is wrong.”"
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[@bteeling5410]

Comedian George Carlin once said, "Religion is like a shoe. If the shoe fits wear it. But, don't go around making others wear your shoe."

[@666j1]

But not muh hecking based Islam. Women with hijabs are wholesome diverse empowered badass! - leftist

[@trickstergod9179]

@@666j1 Not a single leftist says that, and clearly you've never met one.

[@TheHuxleyAgnostic]

@@666j1 Women choosing to wear whatever they want are empowered, dumb dumb. Don't force them to wear one. Don't force them to not wear one.

[@metalzonemt-2]

@@666j1 And here we have another snowflake who's afraid of his own shadow.

[@666j1]

@@metalzonemt-2 isn’t it funny how bad the left is at memes. Always copy right wing memes like “snowflake” and “triggered”

[@RealJackHQ]

Those police officers' reactions to that prayer was hilariously awkward.

[@RealJackHQ]

@Michael Ireland I've never been arrested.

[@janetmccusker9185]

Yeah that made me crack up I was laughing real hard man 😂😂😂

[@RubixCubed3]

Someone give that man a medal.

[@insightsman196]

Yes the metal of fool of the year in Florida, antagonizing a state of mostly faithful voters, good luck you just started a war you could never win,, he should be locked up for a hate crime against Christianity , think meeting all you atheists has changed my mind on the problems with our society you

[@hadara69]

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” ~Anne Lamott

[@eeeriebrilliance]

Ha! LOVE that!

[@loveinspired7]

I'm a Bible reader, and I think that what he's doing is absolutely GENIUS!😁 It's a PERFECT way to expose their own hypocrisy.

[@insightsman196]

Lol you may read it but you must not believe it, because if you did , you would also know ,we also show our faith through actions, and just because you read something doesn't make you a believer, as proof by your actions

[@insightsman196]

Plus you could just be an atheist that read the Bible, I mean the fact you called this genius points to this, but you think killing unborn children is ok as well, you do understand they have a soul right, so that's murder, if you're a believer ,if not you don't believe they have a soul it's ok to kill what you don't want by the atheist argument, it's not genius its wrong, and hateful to those true believers, your entitled to your opinion but your not a person of faith people of faith don't act like you are, we have to live out faith, where it proud, say it loud, not i read the Bible and it's genius, I am sure God will forgive you tho, even these atheist, who most often before death find faith, funny when they are scared to meet their maker their born again believers, Stephen Hawkins being one, Carl sagon, I encourage everyone to find a faith, it helps make us whole, and we can better accept death, not afraid of the unknown, while atheist fear the unknown, they may not know it them self until their own death bed, its pretty sad, i feel sorry people like you don't understand Gods love , God bless you hope you find the true meaning of faith, because God loves all even the atheist

[@loveinspired7]

@@insightsman196 My belief was never in question, nor was it a topic of discussion, so I'm not sure why you felt the need to go there; Second, I was raised to believe that a person's actions is the ONLY true testament of their character, not the "nice words" they may speak. Again, I'm not sure why you're judging me to be otherwise. Would you like to clue me in? What exactly is your problem with me?

[@insightsman196]

@@loveinspired7 you don't think laughing at the Bible and wanting to ban it is wrong, ? Then maybe your beliefs are in question just saying, they literally Cherry picked the Bible took and twisted the meaning to make fun of the Bible and people who believe, yes towards the end they throw the half hearted I am not talking to the smart Christians , that Don't take the Bible word for word, you think that might be because of bigger problems like our education system or the decaying morals in all aspects of government, the hypocrisy on both sides, two wrongs don't make it Right, their trying to play the Trump game, mean , misleading statements to incite violence and spread more hate, ,,, the way they went about it all laughing at people's faith, every human has worth and dignity, deserves respect, or hate breeds more hate, and nobody wins, well the conservatives remember they have all the guns, ,, we would be out gunned even if you have the support, they have automatic weapons, i don't agree and i think we need better gun laws ,but i am looking towards the future, and the two sides have to come to compromise that's democracy is it not

[@insightsman196]

@@loveinspired7 you make a comment and then when I reply you get butt hurt over it, why did you even make a comment? Did you feel everyone would agree, and why because you think banning the bible is funny, duh Sherlock

[@tims8603]

This is what happens when they start banning books. The party that says it's opposed to cancel culture is fine with cancelling anything they don't like.

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

For a country founded on freedom from religious persecutions, it's astounding that this is STILL a flashpoint issue.

[@byronstansberry1638]

He's 100% right!! If we're going to protect the kids from sex and violence in book form, the Bible has to go!

[@jasons8479]

Why doesn't the GOP just come out and admit they want to ban all education? They know people who are educated don't vote Republican, and of course that's no way for them to stay in power. "I love the poorly educated." - Trump

[@RobertMJohnson]

why doesn't the DNC just come out as pedophiles?

[@bryanlongshore6198]

Let's see...it's the Democraps that believe that Biden shutting down oil supply creating high gas prices is a good thing....they're the ones stupid enough to believe BBB and the inflation reduction act will reduce inflation and taxes....they're the ones who don't understand that open borders are so the corrupt Democrap leaders can harvest illegal votes, while doing damage to this country....their the ones dumb enough to believe the lies the corrupt Democraps tell them about voter suppression and the abortion bills ( they don't know how to read)....Speaking of that...didn't the Dumbasscraps say the Putin stole the election ( another lie) and then when Biden got in....the election was fair????? Oh!!!! Except for Ga. Were there was voter suppression????? I dare any dumbass Democraps to explain policies that the Democraps have that make one shred of any common sense !!!!!!!!

[@jasons8479]

@@bryanlongshore6198 And what does your erroneous rant have to do with my comment?

[@barbaramace8647]

Cause that's extreme. I think they passed that line with line Lauren boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Along time ago.

[@jhill6033]

very true!

[@ExpendableRedshirt]

Church and state must be kept separate. And the fundamentalists, who insist that every word of their religious text is literal, are deluded nut-jobs. Regardless of what religion they follow. May the force be with you.

[@Gregorypeckory]

And may the farce be with KZbin brother! 😆 I dictated "with you too", but I enjoyed the "corrected" version, so I let it stay.

[@randysmith5435]

@@prd4959 Then most Christians aren't worth a grain of salt.

[@bryanlongshore6198]

I agree...but the far left is just as stupid with their pseudo science, their emotions, and their lack of knowledge on history, economics, and science.....it's stupidity, accusing others of stupidity ...

[@LoveAlwaysAlwaysLove]

If my parents never talked about religion, don't wanna hear about it in school. If religion is part of my home life, I still don't wanna hear about it in school. 🙌🕊🙌

[@whatintheworldisthat]

I have felt this way from the beginning. These people don't realize that taking away freedoms comes full circle.

[@daviddesroches-wm1fq]

It's called fascism ND it surging Inro our democracy like snake venom...and all the power folks are doing is fiddling while America burns. It started in 2015 when ole orange face puked onto the political dogfood bowl. Now it's reached the House of Representatives....a third part of our govt. And it's gnawing it's way thru the foundations of our democracy. Since they don't believe in the rule of law....the only way to stop them is by force. So dust off your musket.

[@ocsrc]

They are hypocrites. They don't care about inconsistency or optics.

[@sammy2373]

That was the funniest thing I have seen in a long time that satanist prayer made me laugh so much. this dude deserves a medal.

[@joekerr9457]

They havent read the bible. They go by their preachers interpretation of it.

[@raulolivas8493]

So true, the Christian's can't even agree among themselves.

[@renegade7357]

Just Like catholics Did Twelve Centuries Ago.

[@shirleyandrews1152]

My 5yr old son was given a religious comic book by the church. I read it to him. It told of a very nice woman who helped a stranger dying from thirst. She was so nice that she took him in & nurse him back to health. He left & continued his travels. And that very nice lady had a baby 9 mos later. The end 🙀 🤣😂🤣😂 how do I explain that to a 5 yr old?

[@BlueEyedDemonWoman]

My cousin (a preacher's daughter) came to visit when I was a kid and she read Song of Solomon out loud...laughing the whole time...When I said we should not be reading this she simply replied ..."It's OK, it's the Bible!

[@englishsteve1465]

Humor can be a very very powerful weapon. Especially when people can easily see the stupidity which is the target of the mockery.

[@dwainmarsh9139]

I went to church for years as a kid. Never once did I hear the preacher say 'I am going to tell you a story about a dead brother's wife...'. I had to find out about Genesis 38 by reading the Bible for myself as a teen. That's when I started seeing all the plot holes in the stories. They cherry pick the Bible all the time to try to get people to believe. They should read it straight through.

[@lynns4426]

Same. They also circle around the same scriptures too.

[@dwainmarsh9139]

@@lynns4426 I have noticed that pattern as well. A lot of the people who believe without thought will just nod their heads in agreement cause they've not read the whole chapter.

[@insightsman196]

Lol the Bible was written by men, not by God God only inspired it, or don't you understand the concept of faith, and free will sorry you didn't see the light and harmony of God, sad you chose to live in darkness and not light, and one more thing there was like 42 known gospel, they chose 5 , America hasn't even been around more than 300 years, you think it will last as long as the Catholic faith 2000 years and counting, must be something good and right , why are they still here, maybe you just need to seek mental help for what seems like some issues in your childhood and how your parents raised you, don't blame God for what people do , they are only human, we all make mistakes, ok only God is perfect, atheists so hypocritical, and easy to anger and rage maybe if you thought you had a eternal soul, you would be more understanding of people and their beliefs, for how can someone with out them have any insight, God could say in a loud booming voice I am your maker, and you would not believe, he could heal the blind you would not believe, nothing will convince you, and nothing i have heard so far is a meaningful debate, why you have to be open to the idea, so if i am not going to believe you and your not going to believe me , or change either of our minds , how do we coexist, you can believe in what you want or don't want to believe, i wil respect your choice but atheist seem to hate us for what we believe, attack us for our beliefs, very hypocritical you are indeed and just plain spiteful, i guess its easy not to respect human life and dignity when you don't believe you have a soul, you would prefer to live under a king or queen, unable to read or write , faith is also a check to power, an the far left really needs to be checked, when all you do is make fun of peole for their faith what does that say about you

[@72rmboyd]

"The essence of fascism is to make laws forbidding everything and then enforce them selectively against your enemies." John Lescroart, A Plague of Secrets

[@IrrevMike]

That guy knew what he was talking about.

[@filipv2167]

I have no issue with religious people, I have serious issues with people using their religion as an excuse for their bigotry, sexism, racism, transphobia, ...

[@ronbo2225]

This man is a true patriot

[@mattp6022]

How's that saying go, "Those that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Man, the Florida Republicans continue to own themselves on these ridiculous policies!😏

[@PeanutsMommy]

I'm a Christian but I think spirituality is deeply personal and up to each person individually. I strongly agree with the separation of church and state. I also completely agree that if you are "banning books" that are inappropriate for children, the Bible should be banned. I am so tired of the most HATEFUL people in this entire country calling themselves "Christians." There isn't ANYTHING Christian about anything you people do.

[@kingsleybrown7622]

I understand your sentiment, and it sounds likely you really believe with good intentions...The problem is...we - in the Western world - have been so conditioned to believe that Christianity and its intentions are ethical (or divine) - a sort of post modern view of Christianity, that actually relies on democratic progressivism that was never engendered by Christianity itself - that it creates a sort of dissonant perspective. However did one ever consider that Christianity has never been as ethical or inclusive as one has been lead to believe? If we actually looked at the truth of it with pure honesty, whether written in the Bible, and/or practiced amongst its devotees, we might likely come to the conclusion IT IS NOT an ethical belief system? Think of people in cults like Jim Jones (The Peoples temple), who were surrounded by a perspective they found difficult to see otherwise(?) Regardless at the end of the day, certain ideas are simply incompatible once you know and accept the truth; with willfulness, and absolutely devoid of truth, we humans can construct any view or idea of a philosophy we want...but the fundamentals of Christianity is solidly influenced by the Bible, as Nazism is anti-Semitic (for example), or Banana pie is made of bananas. So...I most certainly agree with separation of church and state, preservation of literal texts (even the Bible), and even freedom of religion (well sort of), but ironically enough these are not the principles endorsed by the Bible itself.

[@jeffreyherndon3757]

Christianity miss represents God. Ask yourself if the things done in the name of religion make you angry, how do you think God feels? Many people believe that religions are like different roads that all lead to God. But is that true? Read Matthew 7:13,14. Religions have misrepresented God in many ways. One notorious way has been their involvement in war (The Church's Role in World War l & ll John 13:34,35 and John 17:16.) False religion is responsible for many bad things. The Bible says: "If anyone makes the statement: `I love God,' and yet is hating his brother, he is a liar. 1John 4:20. Ask yourself have the world Religions upheld high morals? 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10. Ask yourself have the world Religions are free from the love of money? The Bible says: "It's priests teach for hair, its prophets teach for hire, its prophets divine for money; yet they lean upon the Lord a e say, `Is not the Lord in the midst of us?" But Jesus Christ told his disciples: "You received free, give free." Micah 3:11.

[@Halloween111]

Bible roulette: Flip to a random page in the bible. Follow exactly what is written. Last one to land in jail wins

[@2kreative1]

LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marthalakerep]

Those Lauderdale council members felt as creepy as I do when a fake "Christian" offers to pray over me.

[@jessicascoullar3737]

I’m a Christian and think this is a brilliant move. Too many Christian fundamentalists don’t use their brains. This might force them to turn them on after years of dormancy.

[@nunyas]

And you judging others is better?

[@carolharris2401]

Exactly they are many who think religion requires you to shut off your brain and follow like sheep. That is a cult

[@renegade7357]

That Would Require A Miracle And We'd Be Right Back At square One.

[@paulstatz5188]

Fund A Mentalist is that latin or greek for Pay the Retard

[@GaryY]

"It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man.” ― Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason.

[@dr.prof.robtopnotch]

Nice quote!

[@MosDaft]

Finally a "Florida Man" I can get behind!

[@emjay2045]

Pause

[@redpapa859]

Yeah I'm a hundred percent with this the Bible should be considered adult material

[@VincentValentine33]

I've read the bible cover to cover, there is some extremely twisted crap in that book. Some of the sexual stuff is extremely perverted.

[@mrthingy9072]

Fundamentalists don't take the Bible literally. They take CERTAIN PARTS of the Bible literally, and ignore anything that doesn't bolster the hate and intolerance they wish to do.

[@marinadubois7347]

It’s not really a prank because everything he referenced was true. What about the “separation of church and state” ?

[@jellhool7041]

This is something to talk about separation of church and state it what you as a nation wants not a general idea to debate you got no right to want to tell others what to do or what form there government should be you unbelievers want to tell others what to believe or not to believe but you don't want to listen to others who do you think you are we see judgement day who was right or wrong amen bye bye

[@SkywalkerSamadhi]

Just imagine if we had anyone in the Democratic Party that had even half the brains, balls, and initiative as this guy. These are the kinds of people we need to be electing.

[@alexissimpson82]

Lol, politics is the problem. If

[@adrianolehmanlmt]

i am no atheist but i am a constitutionalist! there is a separation of church and state and we are free to practice religion but we are also free from religion! as much as i dont want the government involved in my practice of faith i also dont want religion involved in my government!

[@jollyrodger5319]

100%

[@dleet86]

9.1% of USA's GDP is religion, tax free.

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

An uncut series on the Bible on HBO would be off the chain....

[@tpo6142]

Can we file a petition to make all churches pay taxes?

[@notslucis9977]

Amen to that! Stop using religion as political weapon, they should be neutral and get out of government! 🤔

[@randysmith5435]

Not when the Supreme Court is modeled after the Supreme Court of Iran. They will just shoot it down.

[@michaeldautry]

Freedom from religion is the most valuable freedom of all.

[@therealjammit]

@Meat No one is forcing you to do that.

[@alechinshaw5990]

@Meat, it doesn’t matter what your opinion on it is. If a transgender woman wants to be referred to as a woman, you better refer to them as a woman. It’s just basic human politeness and kindness.

[@alechinshaw5990]

@Meat, again, it doesn’t matter if they are born as a male. It’s just how they feel as a person. If you refer to them as what they were born as, then that’s just rude. It doesn’t matter if it’s stating facts. Saying you’re just stating facts doesn’t give an asshole pass. Again, you don’t have to agree with them, but you should always be polite if you were having a conversation with someone who is trans.

[@alechinshaw5990]

@Meat, uh yes. That is rude. I myself don’t believe in god and I kinda find religion to be a rather outdated thing, but I would never mockingly insult a religious person right to their face. If someone started preaching to me, I’ll hear what they have to say just to be polite. And if it gets out of hand, instead of telling them that their belief is brain dead, I’ll just say that I don’t care.

[@alechinshaw5990]

@Meat, all there is to say friend is that politeness doesn’t in anyways equal politically correct. It’s not even that much of a political issue. If a person who was born a male wants to be referred to as Jane, that’s what you should call them because it’s polite. Again, if you ever encounter someone who is transgender, instead of giving them a 15 minute lecture on biology, just refer to them as their preferred pronouns. In the same way that if I encounter someone who is religious, instead of telling them that they are stupid, I’ll just bring up something else. If you were to call a transgender female ‘sir’, then that would make you a jerk, and if I were to call a religious person ‘a r*tard’, then that would make me a jerk. That’s pretty much it. Refer to people how they want to be referred to as, even if you don’t agree with it, or it’s not scientifically correct. What matters is that everyone is kind to one another. (Sorry for such late reply.)

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

CORRECTION: Fundamentalists take their religion LITERALLY... when it serves their immediate purpose. Not when it's inconvenient.

[@jeanneeber]

There is no freedom of religion when one major religion IS a political party overriding everyone else's freedom!

[@mindymorgan7684]

I am an old atheist and never read the Bible, but I feel after Cenk and Ana reading it that I just lost my innocence. What deviant and sick stuff. I thought Grimms fairytale stories were gruesome, but the Bible should have an R rating and no one before 18 years old should be able to read it.

[@Acanofalconpunch]

Im both. But with context and fair unbiased criticism. Every passage mentioned of evil. Unless yty is pro-beastiality, Infidelity etc. I wonder when TyT will read Quran passages? Oh who am I kidding? Atheists of the democratic political side have some weird Stockholm Syndrome-like romanticism with Islam. And honestly you're type are just as bad as the Christians you boldly single out.

[@CraigMyran]

You'll get what you want then. No God for you.

[@smkh2890]

Also, the Government should not be promoting Christianity, due to the principle of Separation of Church and State.

[@steviejonak448]

Why is the Bible even in PUBLIC school libraries? Are the Torah and Koran in these same libraries?

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Thank you for this! About time (as a Christian) people start fighting back at hypocrisy.

[@davidgough3512]

How about the guy who gifted a school program to post "In God We Trust" placards with those exact words, except in Arabic script? Golden 😆. Be careful what you ask for !

[@WisconsinWanderer]

He could teach the progressive’s and dems how to fight back! Great video

[@victorguzman2302]

I hope that in all those states where they are banning books, they also sue to ban the bible. That’s great!

[@Chaoitcme]

If one religion is allowed to run a religious prayer at a government meeting then all religions are also allowed the same privilege.

[@stevenduvall2549]

How about the story of God's protagonist LOT, who offered up his daughters to be gang raped by an angry mob, and later had sex with both of his daughters after they got him drunk. Classy.

[@briandurning9211]

Awesome video. The hypocrisy is so thick among the right you can cut it with a knife or the sarcasm of Anna and Cenk.

[@sub-zero710]

In 1992 the government passed a tax on tobacco products in an effort to make kids less addicted. Which is good.... but let's learn from that, and tax Sunday schools so that kids get less stupid!😂😅

[@joelrunyan1608]

I'm 100% For A nation wide revocation of all religious tax exemptions... that tax exemption violates MY first ammendment rights because allowing them that tax haven is forcing ME to financially subsidize their religions.

[@sub-zero710]

@@joelrunyan1608 Exactly! Why should we subsidize their Sunday activity when they don't subsidize ours? It's an issue the supreme court has not looked into since the 1970s! And since then, religions have become extremely and unprecedentedly less popular.

[@jollyrodger5319]

Churches should lose their tax exemption when they started talking politics immediately

[@Mechagnostic]

@@jollyrodger5319 Churches should be taxed like any other service provider. Psychologists are taxed, and unlike churches they actually help people.

[@philjazz88]

Satanist invocation: so funny, and absoluely NECESSARY to illustrate the need for separation of church and state.

[@jeffreyenglish1815]

Jesus was a socialist and a radical. And he was a brown person who believed life matters. And he was pro “Living by the Sword Control”. And he headed a sword buyback plan “Swords into Plowshares”. And he had an anti-death penalty stance quoted as saying, “He without sin casts the first stone.” Later quoted as, “Forgive them, they know not what they do.” And he was on a Welfare program called “God Clothes the Lillies of the Field”. And he believed in “Eye of the Needle” economics. And he performed Universal Health Care by healing the sick at no charge. And… you fill in the blank. I think it’s safe to say that Jesus is nowhere on any American political platform.

[@maynardcrow6447]

I dont know why this comment dont have thousands of likes.

[@renekostolnik5709]

Jesus was a progressive. He was as far from todays political right as you can imagine and beyond.

[@reticenti6365]

Where do I sign that petition? I am a Florida resident. The Bible sounds gross, let's ban it.

[@jollyrodger5319]

100%

[@Mechagnostic]

It is gross. Nothing but murder and pornography in the first half.

[@charlesglegg7330]

I lived in north west Florida (where they don't know the civil war is over and they lost} for a while. I was summoned one day to collect my daughter for "inappropriate appearance". She had committed the crime of dying her hair green. I sat and listened to their BS while reading the student\parent handbook. Upon finding no hair dye guidance, I asked the principle if he had ever heard of the ACLU? At which time green hair was suddenly ok. Religion. Making good people do bad things for thousands of years!

[@Eldritch-1]

They played the genetic lottery and don't know they lost.

[@lynneanderson4255]

Good on you for standing up for your daughter! Most of all I loved your question to the principal! 🤣🤣 (His face probably turned all kinds of shades of green 🤣🤣🤣)

[@charlesglegg7330]

@@lynneanderson4255 Thank you, but it is what dads are supposed to do. Wish I could have sent her to school in a "I found Jesus! He was behind the couch with the remote the whole time! T shirt.

[@lynneanderson4255]

@@charlesglegg7330 - 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lynneanderson4255]

@@charlesglegg7330 - And you're right, that's what dad's are supposed to do! ❤

[@uniquelyyoucoachingcoachg4158]

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist.Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.” -Martin Niemöller Proximity doesn’t mean you’re safe. Sit with that.

[@johnnix3623]

What happened to separation of church and state?

[@xelasomar4614]

Great guy, I would buy his beer, or buy him a beer.

[@weaponxx9467]

It is my opinion that fundamentalists don't so much worship God, but rather, worship the image of themselves worshipping God.

[@late_bloomer_1973]

This! Nailed it!!

[@victorzarenin9286]

Absolutely brilliant! I'll be using this.

[@ernestogarcia7513]

Don't forget the part that calls for child murder, only your enemies' kids tho...God's got your back on that one. So glad to not be an embarrassed Floridian for one shining moment.

[@dilapidatedcastillo500]

Completely different from the typical 'Florida man'. I'm shocked. Glad to know there are other sensible and logical people in hard core Republican states.

[@cdvideodump]

I'm willing to bet you 100k that more than half the state effing hates Ron. Unfortunately, a lot don't vote...

[@tadonplane8265]

@@cdvideodump that’s exactly why he so desperately needs voter suppression laws.

[@cdvideodump]

@@tadonplane8265 I don't disagree

[@mgd9151]

they are not afraid of satan, they are afraid of losing their grip on the people

[@donaldbrown7237]

All about money and power that gives them money to have drug fueled sex party's

[@Loverules269]

I remember the "children's bibles on the kids tables in our dental office as a child. We weren't church goers but I vividly remember reading those weird brutal stories with cartoon pictures and I asked questions...I kept asking questions and it pissed people off. I found out at an early age what it was all about...violence, myths, lies, abuse, mass drownings to cleanse the earth of the bad people, brothers killing eachother, etc...craziness. No thanks I'll just be a good person without a weird Bible story threatening to burn me in a fire lake in hell for eternity...😂

[@undrwatropium3724]

God was so mad at the people HE CREATED he killed them all. BUT HE LOVES YOU 😂

[@Janpre2001]

@@undrwatropium3724 The nuns used to tell us God was all loving and then later told us if we didn't do what God wanted (as kids it was telling the truth and going to church) he would send you to hell! I learned at a young age to question this logic and was DISCOURAGED. I was told I had to have faith, and all the other buzz words. In high school I finally stopped going to church - no longer afraid of being sent to hell. Religion is meant to keep people in line! This is why many of our laws are similar (or based on) the ten commandments. All the "it's God's will" crap is for the weak who can't won't take personal responsibility for anything. Hypocrites.

[@blackthornsloe8049]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate Lot ( the most moral man in Sodom and Gomorrah) getting drunk with his daughters and getting with them ? Classic patriarchy .

[@rdl2820]

Man, I gotta read me some Bible. Sounds steamy. 50 Shades of Hallelujah!

[@ShannonMichelle7937]

😂

[@oscarantoniomoreno5247]

Lol, if you're into sex, violence, hypocrisy, incest, torture, betrayal, and mind control, then I highly recommend it.

[@FactStorm]

LOL

[@troyraiven9365]

FUN FACT: The Book of Philemon in the New Testament is a letter from the Apostle Paul to a fellow Christian by the name of Philemon. Philemon's slave, Onesimus, had somehow wronged Philemon and fled his household. Under Roman law, this marked Onesimus as FUGITIVUS so he ran to Paul for help since Paul was a Christian . Paul then writes Philemon, tells him that Onesimus had converted AND MUST NOW BE RECEIVED AS A FELLOW CHRISTIAN RATHER THAN A SLAVE under Roman law. Since the Book of Philemon reads like an abolitionist argument, you can definitely argue that C.R.T. is discussed in the Bible which makes it illegal under the current Florida laws.

[@s.engelsman4521]

C.R.T.? What is that?

[@digbycrankshaft7572]

So if Onesimus hadn't converted he should still be treated as a slave. What happened to "that which you do to the least of my brothers you do to me"?

[@GaryY]

All books, including man-made Bibles, and all of its 80,000 versions, are fair game. We should ban laws that ban books. - ☮️🕊️✌️❣️

[@barbaraa.walters8798]

VOTE 💙💙💙💙💙💙 Save Social Security, Medicare & Democracy

[@devilquill]

After a public library banned Huckleberry Finn in 1884, Mark Twain wrote, "The mind that becomes soiled in youth can never again be washed clean. I know this by my own experience, & to this day I cherish an unappeased bitterness against the unfaithful guardians of my young life, who not only permitted but compelled me to read an unexpurgated Bible through before I was 15 years old."

[@cl844]

Clemens also wrote If you are so sheltered you have never seen an asshole come with me to city hall i will show you a building full of them

[@beardedpanda5086]

Man I would have loved to be in that room when he was conducting a satanic prayer. I would’ve rolled the eyes in the back of my head and started speaking in nonsense tongues, just to give everyone an extra fright.

[@greeneggz_n_ham]

😆🤣😂🤣😂

[@lynneanderson4255]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ericjones1289]

Bearded Panda While wearing a Kenneth Copeland mask !

[@reginafetty6374]

That is so funny. I know a few people who would have done the same thing. Unfortunately some people may have been trampled to death trying to get out of the room. If they believe so strongly in God, why would they be fearful?

[@donaldbrown7237]

Happens all the time in church of God church's all over the south

[@ThePetlowany]

The most disturbing theme woven through the Christian narrative is that of child sacrifice. From the binding of Isaac straight through to the crucifixion of Jesus, it's dumbfounding that otherwise rational people can view these heinous stories as somehow worthy of a "loving creator".

[@asdfghjk_]

Because they pick and chose the parts that are convenient to them and put their hands over their ears and refuse to hear it when you use their precious bible against them but of course a large portion of the god fearing sheep haven't even read the bible so they wouldn't even know what you are talking about.

[@nortparry3447]

Check Lot and his daughters. He knocked them up.

[@jameszimmerman6430]

The Satan prayer is a double whammy. If Satan doesn't come after them, God will strike them dead for allowing it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 TYT had a hilarious and enlightening take on the Bible. More. 🤣🤣🤣

[@patfitzgerald2595]

OMG! That was so awesome! Thanks you guys! I love all the hard work you guys do to bring this stuff into focus. Don't stop.

[@SocialistDog]

I'm religious and there should be a separation from church and state....

[@buttersleopaldstoch5793]

Just like I said before, if you want to beat a law you expand on it . By applying it to the lawmakers and those abusive people who wish to use it they'll be the ones helping you to destroy it

[@julieporter7805]

Hey, he's teaching them a lesson. When you ban one book, you ban them all. When you broad brush books based on this rhetoric any book can be used.

[@charliecoley2423]

Why did you leave out the story of lot lot getting his two daughters pregnant

[@Chulitatr]

The bible also mentions rainbows and we know that the Republicant's can't handle rainbows.

[@ladyjatheist2763]

the bible should be banned according to the gop fascists criteria. Absolutely!

[@gavingryte]

Here's a good old fashioned Biblical children's story: Psalms 137:9 "Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!" Classic

[@pixiemadness7139]

Jesus Christ... is that really in the Bible? 🤦

[@gavingryte]

@@pixiemadness7139 Look it up. It's there.

[@jontomas2271]

To me, the worst thing about most Christians is they believe ONLY they are right and believers of every other religion are going to hell. - That translates to: ONLY we are spiritual and loved by God. 'Everyone else is an evil "blasphemer" banned from heaven.' - Which translates, in turn, to "We are wonderful. You are worse than worthless."

[@dinkystick]

well remember the teachings of christ- ye must cast stones and ye must be very judgmental of others and ye can be as hateful as you want as long as ye are christian and ye must think america is perfect and ye must use your religion for political gain

[@angel47-glt]

So true‼️

[@jontomas2271]

@@dinkystick - 8^). - Yeah. If JC walked into town today, they'd call him a dirty hippy and lock him up for vagrancy.

[@2kreative1]

Listen...I had to put that book down (for the last time) when i read a verse that said it was ok to rob the people they were attacking, to take the women they wanted to keep after they raped them, and then to kill everyone in the town, even the babies and animals. I never looked back. I'm still shook

[@adamfoofighters]

Never mind the passages that endorsed slavery...

[@diegomotta4485]

That's CRT

[@enigmaticmf]

Religious people should be allowed the right to have their religion. And by the same vein, I should be allowed to call religion a whole bunch of whackadoodle stupid nonsense. Personally, I'm sick and tired of people believing all kinds of stupid crap without any evidence whatsoever to back it up. Wherever that may be.

[@libbyhobbs4637]

It's called FAITH.

[@robertcox433]

Religious books should be in the fantasy section, that’s for certain.

[@xcoder1122]

Since when to fundamentalists play to their own rules? Fundamentalists constantly make rules everyone shall obey to, yet they themselves break those rules all the time.

[@blkmiker403]

I'm a Christian but I totally agree with you guys because if they are banning MATH BOOKS in schools the bible is way worse than a math book.

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

So, you're saying if it were any other books let's say about evolution, biology or science, the bible could/should stay because it's better than those? Despite all the problematic stuff in it?

[@joshuadavis9216]

@@jurgenolivieira1878 Bible bad. Science and biology and school good.

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

@@joshuadavis9216 I would say books are always mostly... there will be always books you like and you don't like. There are certain books that may not be for the mainstream or maybe even for anyone. But if one group starr banning what they don't like that a problem.

[@joshuadavis9216]

@@jurgenolivieira1878 can't compare the Bible to a science book.

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

@@joshuadavis9216 Repent heathen for math is the devil’s lettuce! FACT: Florida banned 28 out of 41 math textbooks brought before review somewhere (before May) in 2022. Reasons (of course) "...several traces of critical race theory and inklings of 'social emotional learning...' ".

[@danielvillarrealjr.6639]

If you want to see it portrayed best, watch Mrs Betty Bowers' channel... :)

[@bazileia9222]

She is hilarious 😂

[@jaxtrusty2383]

My new hero. I agree with the comments on religious freedom. My freedom to not believe is as important as you to believe. Stay out of my and my families lane.

[@david4096]

Yep .That.

[@southendbos]

They’re for less intrusive government unless they’re for more. And I love how they toss the Jews a bone talking about the “Judeo”-Christian tradition when you know they’re only talking about the Christian part.

[@dogearflopper7011]

I can't abide a book that teaches kids that slavery is morally permissible.

[@garymonroe4950]

We need more people to do what he doing if you have a kid in school please do what he's doing have the strength to do what he does

[@austinaxley81]

Wow, first time I saw "Florida man" in a headline that ended well.

[@foxopolos9681]

He is brilliant. I agree that the Bible is filled with absolutely inappropriate texts and imagery for children. I have thought that for a long, long time! Every sexual deviation is in THE BIBLE!!!!!

[@coosoorlog]

Does it got furries?! Which page?!?!

[@jo-annegawley5027]

@@coosoorlog Seriously?? What a Moron!!🤣🤣🤣

[@loveminis31]

Bible school we always went over the same stories. Cause most of the Bible is filled with filthy stories.

[@tombrewsaugh1399]

As a former Catholic turned Lutheran turned agnostic I never understood the need to start any public meeting with prayer. To be fair no public gathering needs to be started with prayer. I also see no reason for the national anthem to be played before every sporting event both amateur and professional.

[@spanktank1944]

I agree with you. I think the national anthem is more about tradition than anything else. Side note: Pledge of Allegiance was originally a marketing tool for a flag salesman that later became national tradition. Look up the "Bellamy Salute" for the history.

[@sensualeye]

@@spanktank1944 the national anthem at games is pure propaganda. Do a little research and it becomes apparent.

[@Ajhcr]

@@spanktank1944 yes just a ploy to sell flags! What a grift, but boy did it ever work. “Under god wasn’t even in the original salute. (If I’m not mistaken)

[@MultiMolly21]

I'm 80; in third grade I believe it was, Eisenhower thought it appropriate to add the phrase "under God" to the Loyalty oath we forced our students to utter every morning, and I hated it; more for the aesthetics, as it threw the rhythm off, than any religious significance; but WTF? I also looked at the map of the world and declared continental drift, long before it was affirmed by geologists. I got no support for either observation. That was 1950 I think. I haven't changed. The Right has sunk to EVIL. I'm beginning to hate them all. I find them aggressive, fearful, and endlessly stupid. We should all be ashamed that they grew up here, in Freedomland. How did this happen? Lead in the water? Check the level of lead in the water of Red States.

[@rhondaguerrero2869]

Let us vote on some of these thing - the country would be shocked - women did not want this abortion band - and we do not want religion thrown done our throats..

[@janetpingrey7155]

Actually, NO books should be banned...if you don't like it, don't read it...but the bible should be in the fiction section...

[@stevauhn]

I totally agree with you 💯💯

[@bunzeebear2973]

More like "Science Fiction/Horror"

[@Blue_Azure101]

There was an autistic employee at Barnes and noble that did put the Bible under science fiction 😅

[@ladymorrigan5950]

Lots of infanticide and mass murder in the Bible. 🤔

[@Ajhcr]

The “good book”? Lol 🤮. If I never hear another bible verse in my life, it will be too soon. And if I believed in heaven and hell, please, deliver Me from these zealots and send me to hell! 😂

[@FemFantastic2.0]

Omg I remember this guy! He was amazing. I think I had tears from crying from the reactions around him.

[@insightsman196]

Well I will pray he doesn't go to hell, for suggesting, ban the Bible, what an idiot, all he is doing is pissing people of faith off, and making it even harder for him to achieve what he wants, Florida has a very religious voter base, now they will want to ban more of these books he likes, because hate breeds more hate, atheist are so hypocritical, they protest out of hate not love for anything but them self,