Top Oklahoma educator says teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license

[@johnny5k]

Well then get ready to also require teaching the Quran, The Book of Mormon, whatever “book” Scientology runs on… There’s a reason the 1st Amendment includes freedom of religion - It’s also freedom FROM any religion being promoted by the government. And for good reason.

[@johnny5k]

@@SlothShower Yeah and if the Supreme Court doesn’t overturn the Oklahoma 10-Commandments mandate, I wonder which version they’ll choose as “the official one.” They’re becoming a joke!

[@gabrieln3613]

​@@johnny5kin terms of our supreme Court becom-"ing" a joke, They crossed that Rubicon quite a while ago. They have already earned their place in history as a joke, seems at this point it's just a matter of how much further down to the bottom of the barrel they will go.

[@abrakkehakka1357]

I know Goth-kids who’d want to learn about witchcraft and demonology. Let’s lobby for that if the religious freedom part of the 1st is terminated. Way more interesting than how Hagor was the son to Medhas who was the son to Talabumucus, the brother of Jeheserem… and so on. I sometimes initiated my math classes to kids with writing some complicate equations on the blackboard and say “Some of you may believe strange and hard to understand rituals and magic looking runes are the way to influence and predict the future… and you who do are absolutely correct… because that is what science and its main tool math is… it the real world magic, and the one way you can truly accomplish advanced things and envision what will happen… well, together with some hard work perhaps… wether gaining private wealth, launching tons of equipment to space, or help starving kids…” And at least a few kids who otherwise considers math as the most boing thing ever stare at me and thinks “wait what know… maybe math is cool”.

[@Rowels_Darling]

Obviously, this hack is not a constitutional scholar!

[@Sci-lives]

As the atheist watches more religious people tear each other apart because they all want their “book” included🍿

[@andrewbui8295]

oh but giving them all raises and paying for their school supplies in the classroom is too much of a hassle. GOP’s priorities are a flop.

[@victorianmelody46]

Walter's is in the hot seat for losing millions in grants and funding. He is about to get canned. I think this whole grandstand is so he can say he was fired for religious reasons instead of doing a poor job of running the education budget, and no reporting to the government for the last two years on where funding is going.

[@emmanuelvargas9691]

And yet these states sadly keep voting red 😑

[@brentwalker8596]

The Bible Belt always has money for more Bibles.

[@I_am_Lauren]

The governor also turned down federal grant money for free and reduced school lunches over the summer..........

[@isabellam1936]

Agreed. They’re so toxic and immoral.

[@jeromepeters9842]

If you were wondering Oklahoma is ranked 49th out of 50th for education.

[@ashamed2Byt]

Now they will be 50th.

[@gaylendelcambre7719]

@@ashamed2Byt, oh no way…I’m from Louisiana and we’re not about to give up our standing as the dumbest and most ignorant state in the USA. We’re very proud of our willful ignorance and stupidity! Hallelujah, praise the Lord and amen, you bunch of heathens! (We are doomed)

[@possumverde]

​@@ashamed2BytWest Virginia is a tough opponent.

[@user1522p]

Ryan Walters wants Oklahoma to be 50th and proud of it. Glory!

[@Nephalem2002]

@@possumverdeTAKEEEE ME HOMMMMMMEE

[@vern1101]

"You don't change history because of your feeling." Says the same group of people trying to stop all forms of crt because it "makes some students feel bad"

[@lisaahmari7199]

That always cracked me up because if there is one common thread throughout all of the sects of the cult of Christianity it is "to make every individual feel as bad and guilty as possible, about everything, all the time."😅

[@stella-gx8ne]

Those who control the present control the past. (1984 Orwell) here we are😢

[@publicuser2534]

Bring the Quran into the classroom as well. Recently, Islam has been the enemy of the U.S. That book would be perfect while teaching the history of war in America.

[@yolyn5861]

I was about to write the same comment. It's not about feelings when it suits their agenda. Are they going to teach blacks are the descendants of Canaanites, and this is the reason for hundreds of years of persecution?

[@inigoromon1937]

Yet they want to change history because they feel left out of secularism, modernity and sanity. This is Madness.

[@naomiweaver1855]

Geez, these people. Why can’t they be happy in their own lives and leave everybody else alone?

[@00pinkman00]

Thank you @naomiweaver1855 It is reassuring to know there are people with integrity who can see the world rationally.

[@LP-ct9nk]

Because they’re not happy so they want everyone to be on the same level of misery they are

[@Grammz67]

This is insane..! You can't fire teachers for refusing to do something Unconstitutional.. there are REASONS for separation church and state !! The Governor is risking Sanction and Removal

[@Joshua-Samarita]

But they can teach about lgbt, right?

[@erichendricks423]

@@Joshua-Samaritacan you show the curriculum that teaches that? No, because no schools teach that. Why do Christian’s hate so many people?

[@wwlee5]

@@Joshua-Samarita LGBT is not a religion. It's not forcing the kids to be LGBT. Common sense.

[@adamhuffman3354]

Yea ain’t this something! This country seems foreign to me. We are beggars to our own demise.

[@RaymondHng]

@@Joshua-Samarita Being LGBT is an immutable characteristic. Religion is a choice. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that Congress shall make no laws respecting a religion.

[@RachelMullerCreations]

The Bible isn't even American history! It comes from a completely different continent! Also it has been translated into many different versions and they all have there own way of saying things. It should be taught as part of a world religion class where all the world religions are taught. This breaks the separation of church and state. This is being forced on both teachers and students that are non Christians. We really need to learn about the other religions and not just Christianity. The United States is a melting pot of different cultures, if we were all the same it would be boring.

[@kappadarwin9476]

Yeah someone should have told Ryan Walters this. Heck even the pope would have disagreed with him on his position.

[@jadar9356]

Boring? That’s all you can say?

[@auburnt2009]

it's the GOP Christofascist agenda

[@felipenunez2058]

I think he meant they use to have bibles in schools back in the olden days. I think at this point all this Republicans are just stirring up controversy to distract us from the real issues since they can come up with any solutions.

[@edruttledge342]

It wrks in Okeehomee. Won GUD thunkin is all we'll can prucess. HiiiiYeek! waytin for the NFL seezun to start!

[@Sailorgleek]

“We are suffering a severe teacher shortage. Lets make a way to get rid of the rest.”

[@jaycon3460]

Now you get it. The rich don’t want to be taxed for your rug rats.

[@jackwidmann1373]

Curious, where does Oklahoma stand in terms of student achievement in the nation? If low, I’m not sure how this helps towards bridging the gaps. Also, are they also going to then bring in other faith based books of worship as ‘historical resources’?

[@Buttercup697]

@@jackwidmann1373they can study the Old Testament… and how Fat Donnie has broken every single one of the Ten Commandments!! 😂

[@IanBresett-McCormick]

@@jackwidmann1373 No, they are stating the Bible is part of America's history, and other religious texts not so much.

[@badlyniceness2315]

It’s part of the plan to use orphans for farm labor…

[@TraJonR3D]

Oklahoman here... Ryan Walters NEEDS to be removed from his position. This BS is abhorrent. Threatening teachers to fire them if they don't VIOLATE others religious freedoms. SEPERATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. RELIGION DOESNT BELONG IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS MAN NEEDS TO BE REMOVED 😡

[@shimmer4771]

I think this is the whole point. Enforce religion so teachers quit, then cause the schools to lose funding and force them to not have an educational institution.

[@Xnovality]

@@TraJonR3D neither does lgbt yet it’s still in schools

[@Nirrrina]

Agreed!

[@allthingseducation]

I am on board with this -- how do we get a petition going!

[@Cosmos77727]

​@@Xnovalitythank you! 🙏🏾👍🏾

[@sharonl3722]

Wow, wow, wow…..if you want the Bible in the schools then go to a private religious school. He can’t get away with this….

[@njw5869]

These are the same people that scream about GROOMING !!!

[@kenofken9458]

They need deflection from the fact that they're doing the grooming.

[@donjohnson1578]

Projection party doing the only thing they know how to do

[@njw5869]

@@NWO-y4d I’ll bet any money that it’ll be that way in school also .

[@autonomouscollective2599]

@@NWO-y4d When your teacher told you that Columbus discovered America, did you raise your hand to question that “fact”? Students may question a teacher in the higher classes, but young students accept whatever is told them. That’s why this is indoctrination.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

​@@NWO-y4d Your assertion doesn't even begin to acknowledge the countless teachers who would vigorously oppose teaching the Bible. This is just another blatant act by the Christfacists to saturate the society with the Christian indoctrination.

[@prg66]

Requiring teaching the Bible in public schools is a violation of the constitutional separation of church and state.

[@Missusri]

These Republicans will not stop here; from banning books, stopping abortion rights, bible in class, tracking girls' period, .....too much time on their hands. Controlling!

[@chrisoneill3999]

Not with this SCOTUS.

[@abrakkehakka1357]

⁠​⁠@@chrisoneill3999Likely even a majority of this SCOTUS won’t accept this. If not for some other reason, because it could end up with non-Christian religious ideas also being forced on children. Although perhaps 3-4 of the poorly educated and shortsighted Christian nationalist justices may not contemplate that.

[@RaymondHng]

@@chrisoneill3999 This Supreme Court has not ruled. The legal challenge has not reached the Court.

[@TK-mf5in]

@@RaymondHngit doesn’t matter. It’s still unconstitutional

[@dragonsboon2316]

So he is basically saying every teacher in the state has to convert to Christianity or they are fired

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

That is what he said

[@Rowels_Darling]

How do you TEACH Christianity when you don't understand it yourself? How many teachers in OK are Atheists? Muslim? Buddhist? American Indian? The real facts are that if you asked some basic questions about Christianity to 100 people who say they are Christians, 99 of them could NOT give a satisfactory answer because even they who profess believe don't understand what it is all about. Ask them these questions: WHY DO WE PRAY? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? WHAT IS BAPTISM? WHAT IS INFANT BAPTISM WHAT IS COMMUNION? WHAT ARE THE EXTRA BOOKS IN THE CATHOLIC BIBLE THAT ARE NOT IN OTHER CHRISTIAN BIBLES? _"THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME"_ SO WHY DO CATHOLICS PRAY TO MOTHER MARY AND ALL THE SAINTS? WHY DO MORMONS NOT BELIEVE JESUS IS THE SAVIOR?

[@innduhhvidual]

Sounds like history is trying to repeat itself.

[@krisbaker9427]

And all the students

[@667SatansNeighbor]

The mark of the beast... These cultists have been trying to create "the rapture" their book of fantasy has predicted.

[@genuinesaucy]

Can't wait for my 7-year-old kid to learn all about what a close, loving family Lot and his daughters were!

[@Sandy-tt6lz]

Amen Amen Amen 🙏🏽

[@willieverusethis]

I can't wait to teach the first graders about David and Bathsheba.

[@onlyme972]

Moses drunk, naked and doing the business with his daughters.?

[@christopherarias7659]

🤣🤣🤣. It'll probably be watered down versions of Bible stories that they teach. That's what they taught me in Sunday schoolm

[@LOL2YOU]

This is public school not Sunday school....

[@charleswest6372]

Sue the system. 😮

[@stevelundgren990]

Clearly what they're missing in school is civics lessons.😵

[@sandorski56]

...and in Government too, apparently.

[@aimlesslost]

And critical thinking

[@jaredmarcelli2919]

With people on crazy crap like the constitution says there’s a separation of church and state or that the second amendment only applies to militia and calls for our individual right to selfdefense being ‘regulated’ by government this is more true now than ever. If people had a better grasp of the English language, as presented in the KJV Bible, and its historical and future significance they’d understand the 2A wording better too.

[@jaredmarcelli2919]

@aimlesslost an atheist tyt fan said the political left is smarter becuse they go to college and learn critical thinking skills. Critical thinking used to be taught to third graders before the progressive/liberal democrats took majority control of the system. The public school system used to also teach boaters and hunters safety but now they have to learn about clumps of cells, fairy tales of millions and billions of years past and millions and billions of years to come, and gender fluids that lead to propaganda flag euphoria or whatever.

[@jakebrake3000]

This is going to cost one of the poorest states millions of dollars in court that it can not afford

[@candidas]

Don't worry Gov Kevin Stitt says he's sitting on billions on surplus. So it's all good. He has enough money for all these frivolous lawsuits that's why he's not paying for nothing in the state of Oklahoma..

[@stella-gx8ne]

The churches can pay

[@possumverde]

At least they'll finally achieve their goal of overtaking West Virginia as the worst state in education. They're already 49th with only 25% of their 4th graders able to meet the reading requirements. The teachers leaving over this combined with more budget constraints after the lawsuit should be enough to put them in 50th place.

[@charlesmartin7536]

No, no. One of the lobbyists will donate to the legal funds. Rather than say put the monies into school operation.

[@woodstream6137]

Betsy DeVoss

[@sjoq9031]

Who told this fool that a Bible is an American history book?

[@menkros1]

It's fiction

[@tinamceldowney2670]

ITS Theology! The kids will be learning theology!

[@junodonatus4906]

@@tinamceldowney2670 So, EVERY class is a theology class. Because that's what he said...Bible in EVERY class.

[@MJW173]

@@tinamceldowney2670 sounds like indoctrination to me.....

[@andrewbui8295]

@@sjoq9031 some American politicians only think about themselves and completely disregard the fact that religions are much older than the United States itself and have origins elsewhere in the world.

[@53gardengnome]

That’s unconstitutional. He also doesn’t have the authority to rescind the licenses of teachers who don’t comply with breaking the law.

[@stella-gx8ne]

So you think? Today 2+2 = 5. 😢

[@publicuser2534]

Conduct unbecoming…That can be violation of state policy.

[@rhenderson9862]

A high school graduate schooled in dogma and doctrine, completely lacking critical thinking skills...with a sidearm...is a menace to society.

[@BrentRyley]

He’s a homeschooled graduate!

[@EleneDOM]

Sadly, I think we've already got a bunch of those.

[@justmejenny7986]

Next come the witch trials

[@nomaam8818]

Yes and abortion trials

[@bosmerfromcanada3878]

Now ladies, don't you and give them anymore ideas now, you hear?

[@victorianmelody46]

The inquisition!

[@tribeofissachar7774]

The witch trails had absolutely nothing to do with the bible. It was puritans who caused the witch trails to take place and not the book called the holy bible.

[@michaelfisher7170]

@@tribeofissachar7774 not having a religion forced down your throat is a human right. YOU follow its rules if you want to...NO ONE ELSE HAS TO.

[@LearningStill354]

Public schools are not religious schools, their teachers and students are not all Christians.

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@LearningStill354 That’s probably next. If you don’t kiss the rattlesnake you don’t get to teach there.🤣

[@mustlovefreedom]

Fact!

[@shimmer4771]

@@mustlovefreedom this is another way to strip people of their freedom.

[@peterlongprong7521]

thats BS, because it violates the teacher's own personal rights to freedom of religion - it can't be enforced.

[@stella-gx8ne]

Don’t be so sure anymore. 2+2= 5

[@publicuser2534]

The history part of the argument scares me quite a bit. It doesn’t make sense to me, but we have seen what the Supreme Court can do with common sense cases.

[@tribeofissachar7774]

Free of religion like everything else that is written in the U.S. Constitution is a lie.

[@carenlettofsky3045]

See my comment of how I would deal with this BS.

[@theacroway2056]

@@stella-gx8nenice 1984 reference

[@uvoverdrive4181]

Oklahoma needs to tell Ryan Walters that he will need to pay for any lawsuits that may arise. The taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for his publicity stunt.

[@FerretJohn]

Oklahoma is 49th in Education out of 50, and here's the School Superintendent working to get it to 51.

[@AmberSaver]

The bible is not based on American history. Holy crap on a stick. This is ridiculous.

[@geraividet]

And American history is not based on the bible either

[@GunUDwnAt2nd]

Conservative politicians know they can say anything because their supporters are stupid.

[@H-TownGamer]

It was founded on by Christians. Most of the founding fathers were. Coin. “god given rights” definitely a part of our history

[@danielleS257]

I was assuming World History but…. Still.

[@palladin1337]

@@danielleS257 Even that is extremely tenuous at best. Yes, it mentions some actual historical events and people in it, but that doesn't compensate for the clear myths and fallacious claims also contained within it.

[@jaehwan123]

How does the bible have anything to do with history? Do real historians actually study it for history? This is just ridiculous.

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@jaehwan123 They study it to compare and see if they can find actual history in it or not. Mostly not. Most of it wasn’t even written when they claim or by whom they claim. You’re right. It is ridiculous. We could live our lives by any fictional novel you can think of with as much logical reason. May the force be with you.🤣

[@silencedogood7297]

Be prepared for the 6,000 year old earth to become law.

[@mrs.meaney1748]

Wanna bet you'll soon find kids flipping to the Song of Songs with its metaphorical but often racy descriptions of the lover?

[@longforgotten4823]

Historians and theologians do study scripture, but that is completely separate from this public school issue.

[@bob7975]

It has the same weight as any other authentic Iron Age document. But it's not a document related to American history in any way.

[@LindaGuy-yg6ju]

This will push children farther away from religion .

[@mustlovefreedom]

We can only hope. Religion causes a lot of wars.

[@digitalreject3233]

Excellent. The farther the better.

[@19EHF]

That’s the irony but I get the feeling he’s too stupid to understand that.

[@publicuser2534]

It cracked me up when the Superintendent answered no to the question of making more Christians in Oklahoma. Coming up in a Christian church, one keystone to Christianity was witnessing to others. The point of this move is to make more Christians.

[@shimmer4771]

@@mustlovefreedom Joseph Stalin and countless others. Craig Hicks was a murderer. Hmmm.

[@Iam_Grim]

Which bible?

[@harveydavidson1970]

Satanic Bible, of course!

[@willieverusethis]

And what's the curriculum? Can I teach the Old Testament stuff to first graders? David and Bathsheba would be a nice start...

[@chrisjames3087]

Oklahoma schools rank 49th out of 50 states, I don't think a bible is what they need.

[@briannastultz1468]

I’d sue the state and the district if I lost my license because I refused to teach the Bible. There is a separation of church and state for reason.

[@ashley.taylor174]

Teachers do not have credentials to teach Christianity. Oklahoma should leave that to the ministry.

[@publicuser2534]

That is probably what the state of Oklahoma wants. The more lawsuits the better. Many of them would make it to the Supreme Court because of how consequential the outcome would be. With the current makeup of the court, many of these cases would favor Oklahoma.

[@michaelharrison1093]

Nobody is considering the obvious response here. The OK state is requiring all teachers to teach from the bible. Each teacher therefore should be able to exercise their 1st ammendment rights and communicate their own religious viewes of the bible. Clearly it would be a massive overreach for the state to force a particular religious perspective that each teacher had to adhere to.

[@tribeofissachar7774]

The separation of church and state is a lie as is everything else that is written in that fake fraudulent manmade document called the U.S. Constitution.

[@theacroway2056]

@@publicuser2534No I don’t think it will be. This is a clear violation of the 1st amendment.

[@3227phoenix]

Watch more teachers leave Oklahoma. He’s setting these kids up for failure. Wait until they try to get into colleges outside the state

[@curiouspenguin6887]

Maybe the plan is to teach them to pray that they can get jobs? 😂

[@lasercorn2399]

Agreed. In a similar wavelength, draconian anti-abortion laws are why doctors are fleeing red states.

[@stella-gx8ne]

Education is questions. MAGA does not want education. Pity the children.

[@gaylendelcambre7719]

@@curiouspenguin6887, this will create a generation of worker bee types who are marginally educated and easily controlled. Too dumb, too poor, and trapped by circumstances beyond their control.

[@publicuser2534]

@@curiouspenguin6887No need. Oil is big business and the underground marijuana culture is going to explode once legalized.

[@briandufoe3719]

And Americans call Muslims fanatical.

[@lisaahmari7199]

MAGAts are out-Talibanning the Taliban.

[@robevans5222]

Christians call Muslims fanatical.

[@michaelcarlson4403]

They are, two wrongs don't make a right

[@shimmer4771]

@@michaelcarlson4403 No, I'm not. I don't support fanaticism.

[@shimmer4771]

@@briandufoe3719 religion has nothing to do with it. The government just wants control.

[@karmakazi219]

The people who wrote the Bible didn't even know North America existed.

[@catherinewilliams9680]

Normally, I'd worry about the bible being brought into a class. But, this is Oklahoma. 90% of the students wouldn't be able to read the actual text anyway.

[@LadyElizondo]

"An accurate view of American history"? 😂😂There's not a single word of American history in any version of the Bible. This insanity needs to stop.

[@LadyElizondo]

@mormonobserver You clearly see a Jewish face in my profile picture and a Sephardic name. Why use your religion to troll? It only shows that you don't believe, care for, or revere the word of your own "god."

[@LadyElizondo]

@mormonobserver It's awfully prejudiced to assume a stranger on the internet is of the same faith as you. Why disrespect your own belief system like this? And, as of today, in THIS reality, there are no sequels to what's already written. There's no accurate view of America in that book and there never will be. Clearly, I Sephardic name and a North African Jewish face.

[@jjboys215]

But you can't teach CRT in Oklahoma...and CRT is more Historically accurate than the bible

[@ericsneary5430]

@mormonobserver LOL

[@RSF-DiscoveryTime]

@mormonobserver posted "Guess you didn't know that God has only revealed a portion of the scriptures to us" You commence your statement with a post-dated check! You can't answer the challenge posed. You're saying, "The answer exists, but it's over there...." or "The answer is somewhere else, I just can't cite it clearly".

[@smorris281]

No way this can be legal. I’m conservative, but I’m not religious. You can’t use public schools to teach religion. Just like that 10 commandments thing in Louisiana, that’s not legal either.

[@silencedogood7297]

Ban "In God we Trust" from all courtrooms !!! It is BS.

[@GunUDwnAt2nd]

Then why do you support a party that constantly appeals to religion?

[@chickensdone1]

@@GunUDwnAt2ndone can support a party without supporting everything that party represents. My college roommates vote Republican due to their economic views, but are atheist and do not support forcing religion on others. I am a Democrat, but I support the 2nd Amendment. At some point, we became “all or nothing” when it comes to politics. Political tribalism has become our downfall.

[@possumverde]

​@silencedogood7297 Which god?

[@publicuser2534]

@@chickensdone1Amen 😂 It has always bothered me that we have to fit into one side or the other. One thing I respected most about the military was little political banter. This was during two conflicts though…not sure how it is now. I am an independent. I typically vote for the side that isn’t attempting to rewrite the constitution.

[@sarcasmo0829]

I love the part of the Bible that taught me about fractions and that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell.

[@amberstephens6167]

I live in the same state as man. We having problems with him. He is not very good at his job. He is on the news like every other week for doing something not so good.

[@My2CentsYall]

separation of church and state is for exactly this reason.

[@andykitchen5225]

The arrogance of the religious is staggering!

[@scottkrafft6830]

You're ignoring the fact that the arrogance of ATHEISTS allowed this to happen in the first place. In the 1960s they whined, and whined, and whined, until the Bible was removed from schools. Now you're crying that we're finally punching back?

[@seanmichaeldraws8579]

Beautifully put.

[@publicuser2534]

I am religious, but I would never force my views onto a child or adult. Our country was founded by pilgrims fleeing the Church of England.

[@andykitchen5225]

@@publicuser2534 I’m glad you are that way. Unfortunately you are in the minority.

[@lw6084]

@@publicuser2534we know. Explain it to your fellow xtians

[@GigaHellblaze]

Republicans getting too extreme. We're not gonna have our schools be like Middle East countries where we're forced to learn about religion. This is why our founding fathers made the separation between church and state. This is gonna result in a big lawsuit.

[@Rum-for-all-and-all-for-rum]

It's a test case. They want to get sued. Then they can take it all the way to the Supreme Court, all at taxpayer expense. In the event the SC rules in their favor, it won't have cost them a thing.

[@dkbeach]

@@Rum-for-all-and-all-for-rum Don't give them any ideas. They're not smart enough to think of this on their own.

[@virginiatushman3240]

America has already turned into a Middle East country with all the illegal migrants from the 'peaceful' religion.

[@icebergrose8955]

The supreme court is on the payroll

[@chris_cashflow666]

Kids should be gender transitioning

[@CortexNewsService]

Is there some competition to see who can violate separation of church and state the most?

[@publicuser2534]

Somebody enlightened me about that particular saying. No where in the constitution does it mention separation of church and state. But, it does mention establishment of religion in the first amendment. And, America was colonized for one reason: to escape the Church of England.

[@jaredmarcelli2919]

@publicuser2534 it’s in a letter to a preacher. They used religious buildings for government work a lot of the time and wanted to ensure them they’d not be telling them what to do with their practice. Even if it were in the constitution it would never be interpreted as meaning it’s a godless nation. Every state has its own constitution and God is mentioned over 200 times in total. The peoples of these two continents have believed in a higher power than man and government for thousands of years until atheistic progressive/liberal democrats started getting elected more and more. Only Christians and deists could come up with the freedom of religion the founders of this nation enshrined in its constitution and it’s with the understanding that God gave us freewill that they did it. Atheists would have surly made it a secular nation and not one mention of a higher power would have found one document and we’d probably be executed for belief. If Muslims founded this nation it would have surly been a Muslim nation and the Quran would already be in every classroom telling every one to redrum nonbelievers. Not one founding member was atheist, Muslim, or anything other than Christians and deists. They detested the idea that agents of government would believe themselves to be higher power than god almighty and so do I.

[@christineshirley4169]

This just keeps getting scarier! Walters&Trump must be stopped!!Vote blue💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@lawrenceschabell5740]

Nothing like shoving religious beliefs down kids throats. And people wonder why there's a teacher shortage.

[@matthewblanchard9301]

Teachers are there to educate, not preach.

[@chickensdone1]

Well said

[@tribeofissachar7774]

If they're not teaching the truth of bible then they're really not teaching at all.

[@joshbanks9261]

The bible is the truth for a religion but not based on basic fundamentals. Students need more critical thinking skills then basically learning by any text book. Many student textbooks are just as outdated as the bible. The teacher could use stories to show how implossible they actually are like Noahs ark. But this is coming along with control over women, freedom of press and the end of public education. All that has happened there book banning, end of roe vs. wade, end of child labor laws even the talk of a draft is all part or project 2025. This is what rational people are warning against.

[@tribeofissachar7774]

Teaching is preaching and preaching is teaching.

[@matthewblanchard9301]

You are 100% wrong when you say teaching is preaching and vise versa. Look up the definition of preaching and teaching in the dictionary. Enuff Said.

[@Mxyzptlk30]

I feel like we've regressed back to the early 18th century. Note to self: Don't visit Oklahoma.

[@smorris281]

I thank my lucky stars in live in the northeast.

[@ERAforALL]

Why would anyone visit a state that is nearly entirely toll roads, anyway?

[@pillfairie]

That's very smart, there's nothing worth visiting anyway

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@Mxyzptlk30 Even before this. Just never go there. Lol

[@AmyEugene]

We're going way back before the 18th century. The 18th century was known for the Enlightenment, which many founding fathers supported, where science, reason and logic were admired over superstition. It's why they didn't want a national religion. We're going back to the 15th century or earlier; isolationism, education available only through the church, feudalism with wealth concentrated to a privileged minority and power held by an even smaller number of people. Very scary stuff.

[@therealshellywymer]

I grew up in Oklahoma, and left as fast as I could. Sometimes, I feel lucky that I made it out alive, and with my common sense intact.

[@MissJen-78]

I am a school administrator, we need more great educators in New Mexico, come on down!

[@andym4695]

Sounds like a good reason for even more teachers to move out of Oklahoma. Brilliant.

[@TimberlakeTigerGirl]

They won't because they can't afford it. Oklahoma teachers are hardly paid crap, they can barely afford anything. So moving is most likely out of the question.

[@LarryRobinsonintothefog]

I am a Christian and an Oklahoman and I think the Bible should be taught at home or in church. This is going to cause kids to ignore or hate the Bible. Teach them to read and write and to excel.

[@moonshoes11]

Yes, reading the Bible,is,a great way to become an atheist. Why haven’t you?

[@JebusHypocristosX]

@@moonshoes11 Sometimes it takes a while for the folks whose lives revolve around religion. The rest of us are fortunate to have been relieved of our idiotic religious burden.

[@dkbeach]

Hopefully they can teach these students about science. Oklahoma has a problem with comprehending science. This explains their poor healthcare and environmental standards for their state.

[@LarryRobinsonintothefog]

@@dkbeach Yes. We have some NASA sites in OK, that and other stuff needs to continue.

[@delverneseaman8074]

I thought Oklahoma was suppose to be the home of Native Americans and that decision was horrible wrong of force removal of people off their lands. Then the boarding school that were established of force assimilation. They don't teach that in Oklahoma schools but the Bible should teach these adults to be honest about history. You would think that when he states at 1:15 in the interview.

[@MinutemenGeneral9974]

They lost. We conquered. Cope

[@RSF-DiscoveryTime]

@@MinutemenGeneral9974 He's not talking to you maga boy.

[@MinutemenGeneral9974]

@@RSF-DiscoveryTime I'm not a republican. Libtard.

[@dkbeach]

@@MinutemenGeneral9974 disgusting

[@theresapinilla4913]

He is not an educator. Don't call him that. He is a bureaucrat. And not a good one.

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

If Ryan Walters is so interested in accurately teaching our children why does he allow children here to skip school altogether and get credit if they go to church?!

[@Cosmos77727]

God is gracious, so His people, thanks be to God for Ryan Walters 😊❤

[@Bigbrotheriswatchingus]

1 Tim. 2:11-12 says: “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.” Cuts down the number of teachers, or co ed schools but hey..

[@TimberlakeTigerGirl]

Men, not children, genius. Women have always taught children even when religion was the law of the land. Whether it was mothers at home or teachers at schools. One of the Commandments is that children honor both parents. Not just their father but their mother do. Meaning kids are supposed to listen to and obey their elders of both genders. Ultimately, men are supposed to have the final say but it's not tolerated for boys to disrespect women.

[@Bigbrotheriswatchingus]

@@TimberlakeTigerGirl So Timothy is full of it. Tear that page out

[@SimonGonzales-t8c]

No to bibles or 10 commandments in schools

[@espenzink1031]

Then, no pride flags Ither no LGBQ book you don't want Bibles fine thay will go if this things go

[@dragondancer1814]

@@espenzink1031Being LGBTQ is something you’re born with, like your hair color, eye color, or height. Religion is a CHOICE. There’s a huge difference!

[@MinutemenGeneral9974]

@@espenzink1031 Absolutely. Double standards

[@ecurewitz]

Or you can just use the Bible to show how Trump and other republicans are violating Christian laws

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@espenzink1031 Oh this is your decision? Wow, you’re strict. Thing is there is no constitutional prohibition on pride flags and they aren’t mandated anywhere. But I guess. You have spoken.

[@LaoTzudonym]

The different denominations of Christianity interpret the bible differently; I would think this would be just as concerning even for Christian parents. The way the students get taught these lessons in class might conflict with what they’re taught at church.

[@ERAforALL]

The different Christian religions tortured and killed people from each other’s factions. A lot of cruelty has been practiced in the name of gentle Jesus, which continues to this day. In America.

[@dkbeach]

@@ERAforALL Exactly! Therein lies the problem.

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@LaoTzudonym They don’t think about that. They think the government is going to be a bunch of snake charmers. But the Catholic Church would love to control the government too. And they have a whole lot of money. Once religion is allowed. It won’t be long before it might even be Islam or Scientology or who knows what.

[@shadow92992]

Yes, and what version of the Bible are the schools going to use??

[@TheRealRoronoaZoro]

Every classroom in every school will use a Trump bible, of course, which is KJV because trump didn’t want to pay licensing fee for the NIV (licensing fee???). Since these will be special edition student bibles, they will be made available for the low, low price of $69.99. Send your money in advance. 🤮

[@spccolts]

This is forced conversion.

[@publicuser2534]

Someone should request that the Quran be brought into the classroom as well. It is the second largest religion in the world. One could argue that it might shed some light on history surrounding war.

[@tribeofissachar7774]

@@publicuser2534 The Quran is toilet paper. it is also illegal and a capital crime to even have and own a copy of the unholy Quran muchless be reading from it. The Quran was totally outlawed by the Most High God Yahawah (the God of the Bible) before it was even written. It is obvious that you don't know the law.

[@charleswest6372]

Next: The DRAFT! Forced loyalty to the state and its fools. And dying for corporations.

[@victorianmelody46]

@@charleswest6372 Project 2025 will require military entrance exams ASVAB for public high school students to combat military recruiting issues. Private and religious schools would be exempt from this exam. Read Project 2025 to see how our christian nationalist want to defund all public universities who they call the "enemy of the state." Saying that public universities are dedicated to “deceit and lies, not to the truth.” It argues instead, of college the young should be bolstering the workforce instead of a degree. Better get ready to pull yourself up by your bootstraps unless you can afford an Ivy League University. The rest of us "the masses" should be happy with our minimum wage jobs and women should be barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen birthing more little low wage workers for cooperate america and soldiers for the front lines.

[@carrolbell2017]

I would like to see how US history is in the Bible

[@dougeaton4297]

If there was a comparative religions elective class for upper grade levels teaching about the sacred texts and the history of all major world religions I could support it.

[@jeannettasmith2825]

For a public education system that is facing teacher shortages of an unprecedented number, threatening remaining teachers with the loss of their license over a religious mandate seems counterproductive.

[@LeatherDaddy97]

This whole thing is counterproductive

[@kappadarwin9476]

I feel its a part of a plan to push school vouchers to give even more money to private schools.

[@virginiatushman3240]

Shortage of teachers? Because no teacher who want to teach children real knowledge instead of ideologies want to be controlled and silenced by the existing educational system and pressure from the woke ideology

[@jasperstarr6804]

They don't seem to want actual qualified teachers teaching in public schools. The ultimate goal is to private everything, including education. Make it another for-profit enterprise and have underpaid babysitters show them "educational" materials to indoctrinate them (ala Prager U).

[@jamescampbell4751]

They want teachers to leave so they can replace them with religious nut jobs like them.

[@juliescott5017]

How about you bus those kids on over to the reservation and have native people teach them the REAL history of American 😡. Before Oklahoma was a state it was Indian territory. That was where they put everyone who survived the trail of tears.

[@dkbeach]

And then they ran the survivors off and on to reservations with their "Sooner Boomer" crap!

[@lisaahmari7199]

❤

[@BeverleyZarnowski-xl3my]

😪

[@shimmer4771]

During the Boarding School Era in America, Native American children were forcibly taken from their homes and forced to study the Bible and become Christians. They also forced them to dress in European clothes and they weren't allowed to speak their language.

[@jorgecruz1235]

Teach the Bible and show all the falsehoods and contradictions of the whole book. Students will develop critical thinking skills as a result

[@aa777flyer]

@mormonobserver The bible is a series of poorly written fictional stories.

[@brad238899]

​@mormonobserver 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lyraserpentine894]

This is actually brilliant.

[@stephenfulton5385]

​@mormonobserverTeach all the immoral acts that the god of the Bible orders. There are plenty of those...

[@kisha1682]

@ stephenfulton5385 you’re wrong. God is not immoral at all, but he does give his creation free will!

[@hannahtheriault6913]

i expect a full in depth teaching of native American religions and their religious text in every classroom and on posters if it really is just about teaching our history right?

[@theperipateticgumshoe9047]

Well in other places they could lose their license for not affirming anti scientific gender ideology. This is less bad than that.

[@WrongedSports]

It's not shocking that Oklahoma is in the bottom 5 in education and teacher pay. So good luck finding teachers

[@kev7161]

I can't wait for the first lawsuit from a fired teacher (or teacherS) to come along. This is going to get messy.

[@boxofmoles4057]

Ryan Walters is a 🤡

[@publicuser2534]

A 🤡 that is going to win in the Supreme Court. Not saying I want that to happen, but this current court seems to be throwing out the book lately.

[@michellepulliam5394]

This will only cause more trouble and maybe even BULLYING, because not everyone have the same religious beliefs. Seventh Day Adventist are a prime example, we go to Church on Saturday (the TRUE SABBATH!!) and interpret the BIBLE differently. I hope this gets overturned somehow, but I'm not holding my breath.

[@mks9469]

“Separation of church and state” is not in the constitution.

[@DaisyMae-ed1lp]

Okay then have the teachers read Ezekiel 23:19-29 to 1st graders and see how the parent’s react when they come home to say what they learned in school that day.

[@m.r.wiggins1537]

amazing old testament is always a struggle for faux christians.

[@JLocke573]

@@m.r.wiggins1537 It's not a "struggle", it's just that it blatantly reveals how evil, petty, and vindictive the supposedly loving God is. Like how God is totally ok with slavery: Leviticus 25:44-46.

[@CJRM-om9os]

😅😅😅 Exactly. But of course the Republican version will be edited.

[@tonjahenson4115]

There are ways to teach the Bible to children, youth, and adults, but you must be open to change. It could be better than the current state of public education in America

[@jeffreypowell4896]

@@tonjahenson4115 and God is sovereign. So He will have the last say on this matter! Believe that!

[@jamesricker3997]

There is a lot in the bible that Republicans do not want children learning.

[@RaggedyHobo]

Like that commandment that says thou shalt not lie. They would hate if that got out since lying is a current requirement to be in their party.

[@sweetsendaedreamr]

Right ..like you can't kidnap people for slavery. Fees and interest for loans is wrong. You are suppose to share things you have multiples of so poverty does not exist.

[@BMFstudiosNYC]

​@sweetsendaedreamr the Bible says you can kidnap for slavery as long as they're not Israelites

[@AmyEugene]

Love everyone, including your enemies. That means no hatred towards the people Republicans like to direct all their hatred towards. These so called "Christians" would be in trouble if more people actually read the Bible.

[@TheRealRoronoaZoro]

@@AmyEugene they don’t even read it themselves. They have misunderstandings of critical items such as the role of Jesus work on the cross, where their true citizenship lies, the sermon on the mount, the great commandments. These are OT and Revelation only authoritarian hypocrites.

[@robdogmorgan]

I'm sure the kids will be thrilled to learn about treating cancer and appendicitis through prayer...

[@publicuser2534]

Ooo…pray away the gun violence.

[@shimmer4771]

They also will learn about fratricide... I don't think they need to know that.

[@atsede7592]

They will be the lucky one if they do

[@Idevaughan530]

He needs to be fired

[@barbarasmith4675]

Oklahoma is # 49 in state educational ranking.

[@momogoes3329]

Display the 10 commandments with the Noble 8 fold path, 4 noble truths, the four Puruṣārthas, 5 principles & 10 Disciplines of Hinduism, 5 pillars of islam and so on.

[@dkbeach]

That's what I'm talkin bout!

[@momogoes3329]

@@sotoaa How would that cost too much? You simply print it out on paper.

[@LindaGuy-yg6ju]

Bible study should happen in church. This is horrific.

[@c.eb.1216]

That would require the parents going to church in time for Sunday school... They want the school to do it 😛

[@tonjahenson4115]

Bible studies happened in the home and church. A relationship with true God will save your life by learning to love and forgive one another. Jesus is the one who can change people's lives forever. Acts 2:38: Jesus is coming back. We must be ready God made us in his image but he also gave us free will so its your choice. Man might fail you but God is the same today and yesterday God just can not fail.

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@LindaGuy-yg6juOr at home or, get this, at one of the many religious schools that are legal. They can send their kids to a school that brainwashed them all day long and it’s totally legal. The problem is. They can’t make you brainwash your kids as well and that just doesn’t sit right with the christian brain. So they make it mandatory in public schools and then still just home school their own kids to feel even more superior.

[@michaelfisher7170]

@@sotoaa you could only raise the collective IQ of a den of superstition if you did so.

[@michaelcarlson4403]

Santa is going to bring you gifts this year too, grow up, wake up, your God is only in your head.

[@papermr.magolorguy7957]

“The Federal Government is HAMAS.” - Governor of Oklahoma

[@abrakkehakka1357]

“The Oklahoma lawmakers are Christian Talibans”, a truth-sayer.

[@RSF-DiscoveryTime]

But he won't refuse funding from them. Ask him how many BILLIONS of dollars he's accepted from Gov't.

[@dwightanderson8331]

Governor bullstitt is a joke anyway. Was proud to put trump on the ballot like it was the greatest day of his life.

[@FirstRealAmerican]

I do not want my child to listen to that garbage because I don't teach them lies. I will go to court if it happens.

[@SoNewOrleans1]

Standing ovation to you!

[@FirstRealAmerican]

@SoNewOrleans1 And what does your culture do?

[@WHSmithFloyd]

As a teacher in Florida, this is scary. All of my fellow educators in Oklahoma need to just go on strike until that guy is removed from abusing the authority of his position. Is he going to revoke the educator licenses of every teacher in the state?

[@FarmerRiddick]

The state mandated forced religious "convert or die" mentality is looming yet again. Apparently history does tend to repeat itself in some form or fashion. Since this is a 'church and state' issue, supposedly under the umbrella of U.S history, I'd suggest reading the history on a similar topic under Thomas Jefferson's presidency, in regards to a 3% tax for the benefit of a state recognized church and see how that turned out. It's a rather interesting historical read.

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@FarmerRiddick Yeah they love talking about shrugging off the king for a free country but part of that is being the religion the king told you. And that’s what they want again. It’s crazy.

[@jasperstarr6804]

Since the first amendment obviously isn't enough for him, he might also want to give the Treaty of Tripoli a look (passed unanimously by the Senate, signed by President John Adams in 1797. It states that "the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.".

[@FarmerRiddick]

@@jasperstarr6804 That's very true! Thanks for reminding me.

[@joeluken4237]

If they want and accurate view of American history, then they need to allow the teaching of American Black history and what took place. Also American Indian history. But want they want to do has nothing to do with wanting to teach history.

[@dkbeach]

true that!

[@northerniltree]

11) Thou shalt not impose your theological beliefs on children at a public school. It's telling that the superintendent slipped and called this "legislation", which it is NOT.

[@virginiatushman3240]

Then, do not impose the woke, abortion, drag-queen, born-in-wrong-body... ideologies unto the children !!! Ban the Satan clubs too. No celebration of any other religion.

[@jule8280]

Are you and your demons mad? 😂

[@northerniltree]

@@jule8280 Thou shalt not be overly stupid.

[@jule8280]

@@northerniltree I’ll take that as a yes.👿 Jesus is Lord! ✝️⚔️

[@northerniltree]

@@jule8280 I rest my case.

[@CelticLulu]

What was is people said in 2020? A mandate is not a law!

[@UCzAkaFnXOS2YmK0rVz2jwSA]

Please, PLEASE enforce this! You will lose EVERYTHING in the lawsuits that follow. Keep your religions OUT OF OUR CLASSROOMS!

[@clyde19788]

he obviously is insane and needs to be taken out of his position.

[@paulkern7229]

oklahoma - where brain cells go to die...

[@lisaahmari7199]

😅😂

[@jude.niranjan]

Hey I don't mind a state that puts the Bible first!

[@billsanders5067]

If I were a parent with a student in an Oklahoma public school, I would tell my son or daughter that when the teacher started any lesson about the Bible to get up and turn their chair around facing the back wall and not to participate in any way. If they were sent to the principal's office then they were to tell the principal that they had been instructed to immediately call me and to not answer any questions or make any statements.😮

[@dkbeach]

Most of the parents in Oklahoma are in favor of teaching the king james bible in public schools. The state is full of white supremacists.

[@terri6854]

You forgot to say that he made it so that it has to be the Trump bible. The requirements only describe the Trump bible and no other bible. It says it must also contain the constitution, bill of rights, pledge of allegiance and be leather bound.

[@lasercorn2399]

Sooo...I have an idea. Some film director somewhere should start producing short films based on the Bible. But instead of focusing on Jesus or the lighter passages in the Bible, focus on truly horrific passages like Hosea 13:16, Exodus 21:17, Genesis 19:1-8, 2 Kings 2:23-24 and Numbers 5:11-31. Such a director should make these scenes as horrifying and as biblically accurate as they possibly can. Then maybe, just maybe, at least some of these people will finally realize that the Bible is anything but a guide to morality, but a horror novel that no child should ever read.

[@yelleryoung5870]

This is insane. Religion needs to be kept out of schools. 1st Amendment.

[@stella-gx8ne]

There is no longer a constitution. SCOTUS

[@chrispywilliams1992]

Disgraceful

[@THEhorihito]

I, for one, would rather die free than live in a theocracy. Your god ain't the boss of me, Slick.

[@randomdude5938]

It’s insane these people have power in this country.

[@crossdraw1006]

I’m driving through Oklahoma to get to Missouri, and I’m a history teacher. Do I need to have a Bible in my car, in case I get pulled over?

[@atkim122]

I 100% support this and as a teacher my first lesson is gonna be the story of Lot and his daughters. iykyk

[@lyraserpentine894]

I was thinking the same. I mean, I guess they think they'll cherry pick the stories for kids like they do themselves??? Stupid is as stupid does.

[@mustang635]

Mom, what is "loins?"

[@glep3570]

Can my state have their federal funding?

[@sarahhaley7458]

Texas will teach chemistry from Harry Potter,now, Arkansas will teach ethics from physics glossaries, and FL is ditching books entirely and opting for hands on education at Chick-Fillets 🐈 🎻🐄 🌙

[@CortexNewsService]

I don't think that last one is a joke

[@dkbeach]

Arkansas could use the $19,000 lectern they just purchased to teach the ethics course. 🤣🤣🤣

[@longforgotten4823]

I don’t really care what the supreme leader thinks. Religious indoctrination is not allowed in public schools.

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

Nobody. Should teach religion in school