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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 84 points 5 months ago

They'll have to be more creative, because the demand is for teachers to tell kids about the Bible's place in U.S. history.

So I think teaching them about this might be more appropriate: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/674995075/slave-bible-from-the-1800s-omitted-key-passages-that-could-incite-rebellion

They might also teach about this man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 75 points 5 months ago

Or how about how the bible was used as an excuse to try to keep Americans dumb and ignorant. An excellent example of exactly where the Bible fits into American history.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

Unfortunately, these people don't believe in evolution either.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 12 points 5 months ago

You say "was" like it's not ongoing.

[-] sunzu@kbin.run 6 points 5 months ago

That's just how religions works. Our flavour just happens to be "Christian"

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

They might also teach about this man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin

Wow, that was an interesting read there! It seems like he may have been an influence on the character "Brother Justin" in the Carnivàle show on HBO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_Carniv%C3%A0le#Brother_Justin_Crowe

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 5 months ago

He absolutely was.

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