Turning Texas Schools into Sunday Schools

[@mdug7224]

I would be very concerned about schools promoting a book with Deuteronomy 22.20 and 22.28 in it.

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

Add quite a few others that are atrocious and unbecoming even for most adults; well the critical thinking and rational ones!

[@NirolfLuap]

And you should ... But, keep the same energy when "teachers" implement teaching about their "special" gender identities and their stupid pronouns.

[@mdug7224]

@Bob-of-Zoid Lot's in there.🫣

[@Sableagle]

@@Bob-of-Zoid Numbers 31 among them.

[@ossiedunstan4419]

I would not be letting my children near a public school that is going to teach religion, Religious has no educational value. I would also stop paying taxes until religion was out the education systems, Any education system with religion in it is indoctrination not education. To me religion getting into schools is an act of treason.

[@iitywybmad29]

superstition - noun 1a: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation b: an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition 2: a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary Merriam-Webster All that you need to know!

[@Testbug-dy6tj]

I like 2

[@iitywybmad29]

@@Testbug-dy6tj I am SAVED - from superstition and I do not believe in spirits. I believe that the abrahamic religions are the evil in the world. I prefer eastern philosophy to the superstitions of the near east, that is the birthplace of violent extremism.

[@iitywybmad29]

@@Testbug-dy6tj I am SAVED - from superstition and I do not believe in spirits. I believe that the abrahamic religions are the evil in the world. I prefer eastern philosophy to the superstitions of the near east, that is the birthplace of violent extremism.

[@johannesbrahms9528]

When you believe in things That you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition aint the way

[@iitywybmad29]

@@johannesbrahms9528 Ancient superstition doesn't explain anything.

[@aetherkid]

We must oppose this religious nonsense

[@NirolfLuap]

YES I wholeheartedly agree. But, we should also oppose the lgbtqiaqply and the woke insanity pushed in the classes. School is for teaching curriculum not woke ideologies.

[@thebonesm1524]

@@NirolfLuap School is a place where you learn about other humans... and yes some of those humans are part of LGBTQ+ community. If you push against learning about people of all orientations and identities, you are no better than those who push against learning all religions.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

School also has an obligation to teach you to become a tolerant decent human being and not a racist, xenophobic deplorable.

[@amandarhodes4072]

@@thebonesm1524 But at the same time people being taught religion in schools typically are not punished or isolated for not wanting to learn that particular indoctrination. At least not here in the UK. I was allowed to skip all my religious school lessons as I protested to being taught lies. As a result as per my request I no longer had to sit through those school lessons. At the same time children are being exposed to adult content as part of the LGBTQIA+ - - - - - nonsense. Content that is often too extreme for most children. When the children oppose being shown this content they are branded racist or bigoted. Children and parents have a right to choose what content they are shown in schools. It's also setting a bad example as showing children the infinitely diverse made up genders, promotes the ideas of diversity and helps to segregate children further when we should try to get them to unite together. Being in school is about teaching truth not what people want to make believe. Gender identity is no different from religion in this sense. Keep it out of schools until children are mature enough to understand the dangers and can think for themselves. But that would defeat the point of religion and gender politics getting children when they are vulnerable and impressionable. Try telling your fairy tales to a grown adult who knows better won't have the same result as telling a child who still believe superheroes and fairies still exist.

[@NirolfLuap]

@@thebonesm1524 Yeah, no. You are deluded! Schools are for learning the curriculum (ie Mathematics, Physics, Algebra, Trigonometry, English, History etc.True that at schools go different types of people but their sexuality, religion race shouldn't matter neither to you, nore to me or anyone else as long as they don't enact it inside the school!

[@taylorroarkpayton]

I’m baffled that this is STILL a debate in 2024.

[@MilwaukeeAtheists]

I would love to design a bible study for them

[@atjantis5555]

Disgusting that this video needed to be made, but I'm glad you shared it with eveyone

[@elgatofelix8917]

It doesn't need to be made or shared.

[@atjantis5555]

@elgatofelix8917 Oh, it absolutely does

[@d.o.m.494]

Cherry pick the constitution just like the bible.

[@johnboettcher1962]

Except The Constitution is actually sacred.

[@ronlynquist9183]

​@@johnboettcher1962Nothings sacred.

[@johnboettcher1962]

@@ronlynquist9183 Tell that to the people that have fought, died, and - most importantly - killed for The Constitution. It is sacred. You’re wrong.

[@johnboettcher1962]

@@ronlynquist9183 You’re wrong.

[@ronlynquist9183]

@@johnboettcher1962 Nope a constitution is a political document. Not a religious document.

[@blatherskite3009]

I think a strong case could be made that public schools should not "teach" _anything_ religious before the age of critical thinking (i.e. age 7 in most people), and after that age only comparative study of religions. If parents want to instil religion into their young and impressionable children then they have that freedom, but they can do it in their own time and not at the taxpayer's expense.

[@Letmedoubt]

You’re right. Ideally you don’t need public schools at all. This way there is no problem at all. If you want your kids reciting Bible in school - send them to Christian school. If you want them to memorise Quran - there can be Muslim schools. And if you want what’s best for your kids you send them to secular schools focused on math and physics or literature and social sciences.

[@Maksie0]

@@Letmedoubt A child deserves a good education more than a parent deserves to indoctrinate their child into the cult of their choosing. Religion-based private education was a mistake.

[@amandarhodes4072]

@@Letmedoubt But what if that child does not want to be a person of religion you are favouring the rights of the adult over those of the child. Indoctrinating a child without an alternative to turn towards is as good as imprisoning them in a church. While parents have the right to decide what their children are exposed to for their protection they should not have the right to deny them an education in favour of indoctrination based on lies. It should be made illegal to teach children any religion until the age of 15 or even 18. By then the child would have an understanding of the wider world free of the one sided view of religion and if they still want to learn religion then they are welcome to it. Not sure how they would enforce the no under 15 year olds laws but that's up to the governments to figure out.

[@Letmedoubt]

@@amandarhodes4072 parents are responsible for the wellbeing of their child. Do you want to take that responsibility away? You say we should strip parents of their rights to decide what is best for their children. Ok the who’s going to decide then? Children themselves? Can a 7 year old decide which school if any he or she wants to attend? I’d guess it most likely going to be no school. Don’t think you mean that so don’t tell me about child’s rights. Then who? The government? So some nameless bureaucrat is going to decide what my child is going to be learning. Do you think he loves my kid more than I do? Do you think department of education can know my kid as well as I do? I say stripping parents of their rights is evil. Parents generally love their kids and do what is best for them. There are cases when that isn’t true. Deal with them one at a time. Parents might be mistaken as well as the government. I’d argue it is easier to correct an individual mistake than that of a state. Public schools offer no alternative. Yes kids are dependent on their parents but it is better than being dependent on the state.

[@simongiles9749]

I don't think there's any harm if it's taught as "this group of people believe that...", but taught as if it were demonstrable proof is harmful. Let's face it, 37% of your country still believe a cheap conman would make a good president. Basic critical thinking skills are plainly lacking.

[@TheElectra5000]

Trumpists: "well, duh!! That's what we want...!"

[@littleredpony6868]

Unfortunately, yes

[@metalhead0274]

Need far more content like this in revealing how much the religious are pushing their dogma in public schools

[@resourcedragon]

I really hope you win on this issue. There is a hell of a lot of material in the Bible that is emphatically unsuitable for children and to which they should not be introduced at such a young age.

[@tomokolovecraft3792]

And a surprisingly good portion of it covers the type of content that these same people ban other books for.

[@thomasridley8675]

Freedom of religion is just one more thing they don't believe in. But throw it in our faces every chance they get.

[@williamkilber8853]

*Separation Of Church & State?* 🤔

[@zemorph42]

Yes. That's the only way to have true freedom of religion.

[@maboulofob]

That's bold

[@georgem2334]

To the far right, The Handmaid's Tale is not just a book and TV series, it's a way of life.

[@andreask.5643]

I will make no claim to what the Christian authors of the disputed curriculum had in mind, but the resemblance to a development leading to the society described in The Handmaid's Tale is strikung to me.

[@enlacostaizquierda]

There's an oft quoted comment to the effect, "liberals read dystopian tales as warnings; conservatives read them as 'How To' guides."

[@andreask.5643]

​@@enlacostaizquierda Maybe you have a point there, but for example Orwell's Animal Farm was received as a repalling warning by conservatives too, IMHO, as it was a parable of stalin's soviet union. So there seem to be right hand fascist dystopias and left hand fascist distopias, to the end that it would depend what kind of extremist read the warning as a How-To-Guide.

[@Yujifanik]

@@enlacostaizquierda sadly, that does seem to be the common theme.

[@missk1697]

​@@enlacostaizquierdaTo be fair, "WE" by Zamyatin would make for a great society.

[@betzib8021]

Sometimes i feel their is no hope of ever struggling free from this burdensome, stultifying yoke of christianity. If we take one step forward we take 4 steps back.

[@biohazardbin]

bro in the thumbnail said ☝️🤓

[@JamesRichardWiley]

This is just the beginning.

[@redsonya3088]

Vote blue 💙💙💙💙💙

[@Green19862]

Kindergarten. Kids can't even go to kindergarten without being exposed to Christianity... disgusting😢

[@louseveryann2181]

No fascism like cultist "tolerance".

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Today I learned in school that a Hebrew god named Yahweh created a talking serpent that tempted a man made of dirt and a woman made of bone to disobey him. I was graded on how well I could repeat back this information about the world I lived in. Public money paid for this.

[@laurajarrell6187]

Aron, thankyou! Lotta work, again! Please know it is appreciated! Even by childless cat, (ok, honestly, all animals!) ladies. 👍🏼🌊💙💙💙🌊🥰✌🏼

[@betzib8021]

I don't think you have to have a cat to be a childless cat lady.

[@laurajarrell6187]

@@betzib8021 I have a couple, but I've usually had, as I could afford it, all kinds of pets, and in multiples!🤗✌🏼

[@betzib8021]

@@laurajarrell6187 they were all lucky to have you.

[@laurajarrell6187]

@@betzib8021 That was so sweet! Yeah, I was a Humane Officer in the 90s. To educate people on spaying and neutering, I'd explain that I usually had 8 to 10 cats,(indoors) and same with dogs. Plus about everything else from rats, rabbits to horses, lol. My Mom called my house the shelter annex. So, for every dog and cat in the US, every person would have to have 7 or so. I'd end with, I'm doing my part, are you? If not, at least don't make more! It worked in WallaWalla, WA then. In 10 years, strays, euthanasia just for room, dropped sharply. I still, old now, make signs that say 'Don't breed or buy, while shelter pets die'. So, thankyou. 💙🥰✌🏼

[@black5f]

Lets teach kids this: Leviticus 26:21-22 Numbers 31:17-18 Although the bible is completely made up, there are some good quotes: Galatians 4:16 So, summary: Judaism, Islam and Christianity are absolutely identical faiths, Abrahamic. Some think Leviticus is the way to go, some think other texts are? It's 2024? Do ALL religious people actually think snakes can talk and the moon is only there to light the night? Really? That is insane. There is no other word. When it's revealed that Santa is really your Mum and Dad struggling, working 9 hours a day to afford you what you want ... religion should be treated the same, it should not be taught to children.

[@ChipArgyle]

Looks like it's time to force some science into church. "Welcome to Sunday School, children. Turn to page 1 of your bibles, and reading only the first 3 verses, note it says God created a formless earth before light existed. To be clear, that means that a thing created out of the stars existed before the stars did. Can anyone explain this to us? No? Perhaps this is the point at which we should either stop reading this book, or simply understand it as the work of religious myth of the shepherds of the day that it is, and not as a book of actual facts and historic accuracy. Now go outside and play."

[@kappasphere]

Incredible how much David Brockman is able to say in 5 minutes

[@elgatofelix8917]

Yes incredible how much nonsense he spews in such a short amount of time.

[@kappasphere]

@@elgatofelix8917 The 1st amendment isn't "nonsense" but I guess it's still wasted on an enemy of freedom

[@elgatofelix8917]

@@kappasphere Nice strawman attempt. Let me guess, you also believe that "hate speech" actually exists?

[@kappasphere]

@@elgatofelix8917 A strawman would be a misrepresentation of an argument, you didn't make a argument. I also just decided you're not worth any more of my time.

[@rodneydowney2561]

Of course, everything he says is accurate, but framing it as a "missed opportunity" is to deliberately ignore the elephant in the room, that the whole intent and purpose of this curriculum is to teach Christianity in the public schools. This is not the time to be so academically diplomatic. It just plays into the hands of the Christian nationalists.

[@corysanderson6177]

these people need to be taken to court

[@lexsavage3311]

Okay so like... this is obviously concerning. But does anyone else think the man sounds like Kermit? XD

[@DylanStone-w4s]

I mean if you can get along well enough and long enough on Earth you could go to the stars and have a different planets that you could live on and never have to see different religions or different races ever again button instead you want to die on this Earth whenever you could have peace if you could just work long enough together to achieve this and then there would be no more need for war or anything😂.... too bad you're not that smart

[@Lilskies12]

Let Christ reign supreme in the hearts of our young children across this great nation under God almighty✝️

[@MrOnay-px1jx]

you guys still believe blueanon conspiracy theories?

[@maboulofob]

I get the fight to keep religion out of education 100%, but did he really need pronouns ? 😅 I mean, you can only take so much of that ideology before it starts posing problems.

[@Maksie0]

Everyone has pronouns. They're part of almost every major language.

[@simongiles9749]

What problems does it pose? Here's the thing. There are a small number of people for whom their chosen pronoun may not be the one you'd expect to look at them. By *everybody* displaying chosen pronouns, even if it seems obvious, you do not then single out the ones that differ from the majority. Otherwise it becomes akin to asking a non-white person. "Where do you come from?" It's just simple politeness and inclusivity.

[@maboulofob]

Yes yes, but do you need his to address him in that case? If you saw him talk without his name or anything, would you have doubts regarding his gender ?

[@maboulofob]

Weeeeell... do we have people's country of origin under their name all the time ? I'm just saying, the LGBT movement has some values I totally agree with, and some that I think are going too far. In the case of pronouns, it really seems like it started casual, and it's becoming too crazy.

[@Maksie0]

@@maboulofob You can't always tell a person's pronouns just from their appearance, so it's useful to show it. Besides, what's the point of complaining about it? Does reading a simple "he/him" impact you in any way?

[@64bitAtheist]

Pronouns in the bio... Who's in the cult again?

[@IanCanada-nb4dy]

Words have definitions. Please use them accurately.

[@MrCanucklehead75]

You, of course. Stop pouting.

[@IanCanada-nb4dy]

@@MrCanucklehead75 Who is pouting?

[@MrCanucklehead75]

@@IanCanada-nb4dy the original poster, pouting over the fact that LGBTQ folks exist.

[@johnboettcher1962]

@@IanCanada-nb4dy Your mom.

[@johnnolen8338]

Come to Texas and vote: Damned If You Do/Damned If You Don't. In light of this particular issue joining TST might not have been the most politically adroit move you've ever made, Aron. We'll see what happens. 😈

[@henryschmit3340]

"He/Him...They/Them...etc, etc,.." So that is what you are trying replace Christianity with? Good luck with that. I think most people will stick with what has always worked. Christianity.

[@Maksie0]

"Has always worked" in what regard? For learning about reality it's demonstrably extremely ineffective when compared to the scientific method. And pronouns aren't exactly a new thing, they've been part of the English language for as long as it's been around.

[@luismata11]

You may believe in magic but a lot of us don’t.

[@InfernalAlgorithms]

AronRa, you must be a magician because every time you speak, you make logic disappear

[@sawyersimpkins9428]

I disagree, Aron is very logical and makes sound arguments all the time.

[@twonumber22]

At what point did that occur?

[@danielessex2162]

I think you mistyped

[@tabularasa0606]

Have you watched the video?

[@Qzopr1]

Every time? That's evidently false.

[@ossiedunstan4419]

the roman catholics tried this in my state in 1975 and the children in public schools ridiculed the preachers till the preachers left the public schools crying.

[@DeweyLauridsen5000]

SCIENCE DAMN YOU!!! I was a teacher and I am HORRIFIED by this!! I swear to Abraham!!! Do they understand what chaos they speak of !!!!???? Professor Dewey L 🚫❌💢😐😡😕