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State’s bid cites requirements that $60 Trump-endorsed God Bless the USA Bible appears to be tailor-made to meet

Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to buy 55,000 Bibles for public schools and specifying that each copy contain the Declaration of Independence and US constitution, which are not commonly found in Bibles but are included in one endorsed by former president Donald Trump.

The request is part of Republican state superintendent Ryan Walters’ ongoing efforts to require Bibles in every classroom, which has been met with resistance by some of Oklahoma’s largest school districts.

Walters is seeking to spend $3m in state funds for Bibles that fit a certain criteria, including that the pages are supplemented with US historical materials. The Bibles must also be “bound in leather or leather-like material for durability”, according to state bidding documents posted this week.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

At this point in history ... the only legimate way to be a Christian is to just say you're one. It's about the only criteria anyone goes by now.

It used to mean something a hundred years ago ... it doesn't mean much any more

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

It’s about the only criteria anyone goes by now

as opposed to what?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

As opposed to actually practicing being kind to your neighbor. Stuff like that.

[–] themeatbridge 3 points 3 hours ago

When in the entire hostory of Christianity was that ever the metric?

[–] Valmond 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Invading jerusalem, burning witches, stuff like that.

:-)

[–] AnxiousOtter 2 points 6 hours ago

Deus vult intensifies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

pretty sure there have always been, probably always will be, people who say "i'm christian" just because that's what they're supposed to say.

"i'm christian" has literally never made someone a good person just because they slapped that label on themself. if anything, if someone is one of those "i'd be a bad person if not for religion," then that person is still not a good person

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

actually believing in the religion's stuff