I’m a Democratic state representative in Norman, Oklahoma. We are fighting this self-promoting weirdo every step of the way. They’re right, he hasn’t yet violated law, but we have the ability to impeach during Session if the supermajority will join us. Thank you for reporting on this.
Rural Canadian county here, and I want to thank you! I tell people outside of OK that if you lose Norman and Edmond in your fight, you’ve pretty much lost (given their population and demographics). Again, thank you!
Remind the guy that if he wants to teach what he thinks are "good" in the Bible, he has to teach everything... Especially Ezekiel 23:20. Ask him "Why are you trying to teach sex to children?"
If I were a teacher and forced to teach from the Bible I would find the most reprehensible parts of the bible to teach from and I would tell Ryan Walters exactly my plans.
"No actual tyrant known to history has ever been guilty of one-hundredth of the crimes, massacres, and other atrocities attributed to the Deity in the Bible." - Steve Allen, on the Bible, Religion & Morality
"HAPPY SHALL HE BE who taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." PSALMS 137:9 "KILL EVERY MAN and male child and WOMEN who have known MAN by sleeping with him but KEEP the FEMALE CHILDREN who have NOT known man for your amusement." NUMBERS 31:18
I live in Oklahoma and was so proud of my school district's superintendent saying No. I live in Bixby. Ryan Walters is holding back federal school funds to the districts that are saying NO. He has to go!! Everyone in Oklahoma start voting blue and take our state back from these idiots.
Yes! We have to match our Oklahoma Nice with *actual* nice *all the time*, not just when we’re being „blessed“. Haha I live in Calumet/Geary, and am so glad so many people are standing up to these shenanigans.
@@cbr274 Let's call it a part-time touching career. Only getting paid to touch them on Sundays. The rest the week's touching at home is either independent contracting or simple hobbyist.
"The Bible is not my Book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements of Christian dogma." - Abraham Lincoln
I can probably find about a dozen quotes from the Founders about how US wasn't founded as a Christian Nation like so many like Walters wants people to believe. Including the Treaty of Tripoli, which was signed by Founder, John Adams when he was President.
@@LdyVder The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. James Madison
@@LdyVder One rarely-mentioned detail about the Treaty of Tripoli that the Senate ratified it unanimously. I don't know for certain but it seems likely that some of those Senators had earlier sat on the Constitutional Convention. Who better to understand the Constitution's Original Intent?
Jefferson cut up the bible and took out all supernaturalism. He did not believe in the divinity of Jesus. And about Paul (who most Christians hold above Jesus in importance)-he was the "first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus".
@drinkwater5762 what does this even mean? The Bible is full of allegory and mythology and things that didn't happen, this isn't a question. Talking snakes and donkeys aren't real, Jungle Book isn't a documentary.
I live in Oklahoma and I rejected the clown show that is Christian Fascism a long time ago. Hopefully the Tide is Turning everywhere. Vote 💙 and reject Christian Fascism.
@@jareddeckmusic it's so crazy because I always thought it was hopeless for Oklahoma and I'd need to eventually move, but if we can organize and even just turn one county blue for this election, and start working on improving education, maybe I will stay and move to OKC after graduate school.
The Tide has always been on our side. Amendments have been proposed about a half a dozen times to Our Constitution and has Failed every single time. That includes the Original drafting of The Articles of Confederation and The Constitution We have today. We have rejected Religious and specifically Christian Fascism since day 1.
If i was a teacher, id do malicious compliance and have kids do themed art projects on all the gruesome things in the bible, hold a public art show, invite that guy so he can be appalled by the gruesome artwork.
@@sarahchristine2345 Milton's Paradise Lost does a pretty good job of presenting Satan as a sympathetic character. Satan saw God as an unreasonable tyrant who needed to be rebelled against. When all is said and done, according to Satan, "It's better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven."
*@JamesRichardWiley* Ryan Walters should *NOT* resign as he should *NOT* have such an easy, dignified exit from his role. Instead, he should be *SUMMARILY SACKED WITH LOSS OF ALL BENEFITS!*
@@kylereese4822 And for that info, I'll add that not only should Ryan Walters be *SUMMARILY SACKED* from his current job, he should also be *IMPRISONED FOR LIFE* for supporting a *TRAITOR,* Chaya Raichik.
Good luck getting someone like him to volunteer to resign. He has god on his side, so he has no reason to. You're going to have to take legal action to force him out.
And nothing makes your comment clearer than the declining enrollment in churches even though the population grows. People just don't believe that crap.
Every teacher. My husband is a school band director and even he’s expected to do it. Now, my husband is a devout Christian, but even he says Walters can pound sand; he won’t teach it.
He is a devotee of the American Tailban. He believes his is the only religion that should exist in our country and will use any means to enforce that idea. These people have no place in leadership positions in our country.
There needs to be an investigation into Walters' attempt to publicly fund a religious charter school with the OK Archdiocese, called St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Even though this was blocked by the OK Supreme Court, state funds were spent on this illegal project and it has the 'smell of corruption'.
If I was a teacher, I'd teach the Bible verses that preaches the rich being required to sell all their belongings and give the money to the poor (Luke 12:33-34), that tells you to love your neighbor (Leviticus 19:18), that tells believers they should NOT go into churches but just pray at home in private (Matthew 6:5), and the one about how to perform an @bortion (Numbers 5:11-31). Let's see how Oklahoma likes that Biblical class, lol!
That first one is Jesus speaking to one specific person, though, and the triggered Richie Rich listening to it would instantly point that out and flee...
Walters needs to resign, because he is not working on substantive educational needs. Every good supervisor does things that will help their employees(workers).
He wants classroom teachers to determine what parts of the Bible are metaphorical? (Most of it) Is he trying to start a fight? None of the denominations even agree!
Mm. There's that too. Religion is tribalism deluxe, and Christianity is so huge there are warring tribes within it. Ireland last century comes to mind...
Per a story on KOTV today, Walters is so mad at Bixby Public Schools (one would assume because they're one of the districts not complying with his memo) that he's claiming they have massive financial issues. They just had their audit, which was completed in May 2024. No problems, only one suggestion related to a single employee's surety bond (so, not really an issue), and they received a AA-Stable rating from Standard & Poor (S&P). So defaming/slandering people/school districts is not beneath him, if he doesn't get his way. He's such a stain on this state.
And to add, as someone who works in an 18th c living history museum, I can assure you that the Founders did want freedom of religion. To ensure no blood would be spilled here as had happened in the rest of the world for centuries
The entire book is myth/fiction. Wait until the parents, who are atheists, start filing their lawsuits. Can't wait. Hope the courts can order Walters to pay financial damages.
@@samuelwashington3646 actually, that isn't accurate. Where religion was losing power in England and other European countries, the Pilgrims were puritans. They tried to force everyone to live by their rules, which rightly resulted in the Puritans getting chased out of England. Then they arrived here and promptly started causing problems for Native Americans.
How does an educator rectify the inconsistent writing, the contradictions, the inaccuracies, the poor story-telling of the lie-ble with what English teachers’ instruction next period? That must be an interesting conversation in the teachers lounge.
Why do people who can’t even agree which parts of the Bible are metaphorical or allegorical get to mandate what other people learn. They should open their own book and read it.
He easiest way to destroy Christianity is to teach the Bible. The quickedt way to leave Christianitt is to read the Bible. Not stories based on the Bible, not apologetics, but the Bible itself.
Atheists are the people who took the religious claims seriously enough to actually study it and learn about it even to the extent of learning ancient Greek. And then they no longer believe in any of it.
There are so many contradictions in the Book of Genesis, it's mind numbing. I remember telling a friend, who believed, but didn't go to church every Sunday that the Book of Revelations did not scare me. It scares her.
I have said many times that, if you want to maintain a Middle America style faith, about the most dangerous thing you can do is read the Bible cover to cover and pay attention to what you're reading. Been there. Done that. And then lived through the past decade of hyperpolarized vitriol. Still call myself a Christian because I still believe the core of what Jesus is held to have taught is good advice for life in the here and now. And that's all. I've let the rest go, apart from some glorious music...
Insane! As a kid, I hated Sunday School Class and sat in church with the adults. Wouldn’t go to Bible School in the Summer either. It would be a nightmare to go to school there. This man needs to be locked up!
We can hope. Oklahoma bleeds red, and most here vote against their own best interest no matter what, I've never seen or heard of a state as red as Oklahoma.
I'd quite happily apply the scientific method to the bible. Four accounts of the same events which bare little relation to each other would be an interesting exercise in credulity.
Paying for them would not be a problem. Imagine how many "true Christian" sects would want their Bibles in the classrooms. They already have warehouses full of them.
@@tringuyen7519 In the wet dreams of bible thumpers? Yes, they all are Christians. Not only that but only the Christians who believe exactly the same as they do. And that’s why religions and wars/pogroms/tyranny get along so well.
@tringuyen7519 In public schlool, comparitive religion could be unit in a history, social studies or similar curriculum and should not stand alone as a curriculum in a public school.
@LdyVder Making up ideas is not evidence. Even if Six Days was six millions years to God (in which case, why not just say six million years in the Bible), we know the earth is older than 36 millions years old.
If you're going to require children to learn fiction like that you might as well teach them about Spider-Man Harry Potter The Chronicles of Narnia Frasier Crane etc.
The point about him not specifying a version of the Bible is a good and points to an opportunity for malicious compliance. The first example I can think of using is the Jefferson Bible.
Hit the nail on the head! As to why he is doing this. As soon as he announced this, I immediately seen the writing on the wall. He is auditioning for a role in the Trump/Project 2025 Admin. I live in Oklahoma, I am a true Christian and I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE with this. This is WRONG on so many levels.
@@armyboy0579 If that means learning to ride winged horses, I'm in! Not so much on cutting the moon in half, though. That's not a lifetime sport because we've only got the one.
can count the number of 'slaves' that left Egypt to go to... EGYPT? Canaan was a part of the Egyptians territories? But let me save everyone the bother ..ZERO
@@kevinkoch-jj1uj Right? I live here, and when I heard that I thought, „yeah, make them!“. The thing I hate about him most is, he’s such an insufferable twatwaffle, and one of the weakest people, but he’ll bend himself to whom ever will give him the most money and attention. He needs other people to validate him as a person, and apparently, alienating a large portion of his state is inconsequential to him. Who cares, right? He has Prager U and the Heritage Foundation, why would he need Oklahomans to support him? He won’t go hungry 🙄
As keen reader in high school who had never read the bible, I was actually missing many references. Russian literature was incomprehensible because biblical metaphors and allegories have to be learned, unlike GOOD ones, that logically follow what’s real and true in the material world. (For example apples are a fruit, fruit is a metaphor of production, reward, conclusion, etc etc etc, anyone who has knowledge of an actual apple tree or other fruit tree can follow that. Apples as forbidden, apples as knowledge, apples as temptation, apples as sin, can’t be logically deducted from knowledge of reality. So Chekhov mentioning apples was very confusing to me). bible class for understanding literature isn’t a bad idea at all, but that’s not what they want and they’ve just found an argument that isn’t insane because they can’t say their insane one.
The King James Bible as historical document could be about how kings suck and bad translation is embarrassing, everyone would learn how bad it is. I’m sure they want that lol
what part of the Bibble teaches us about Federal vs States Rights, How The West Was Won™, or verb-noun agreement? Surely there is a Chapter devoted to the Separation of Powers?
For me the funny part is, this clown think Christianity impacted philosophy. No, ancient Greeks and Romans did that long before there was even Judaism. Legal framework. Again, no, ancient Greeks and Romans did that, again, long before Judaism. Ethics, what ethics are there in the bible? It contradicts itself over and over again. I'm not talking about the differences between the Old and New Testaments, but within certain books like Genesis. Nothing shaped Western societies more than again, THE ANCIENT GREEKS AND ROMANS!!! There's a reason why we're still taught about Plato and Socrates.
As an atheist, even I have to admit, the (classical) music' inspired by biblical themes' is a vast area worthy of study. And with some incredibly beautiful music. I would go further than just classical (European) music, it would have to include the emergence of Spirituals and Gospel Music that came from slavery. Both come from the same source material. Both are great.
@@Jon-xw9om I‘m agnostic, but I love gospel music also (along with punk, rock, country…). I also love religious music from other countries besides the US. That’s a great idea for a class! Music can be very healing and intelligent.
Ryan Walters is trying to cover his arse for some shady, weird activity in his past. Overzealous, fantastic christians are usually filled with guilt and shame and seeking redemption.
Some were also bullied or a8used and this can come out as a way to “punish” everyone for what happened to them, even though these are not the people who hurt them.
@@DavidLee-bf2pe he's hiding something, alright.. if ur curious what, I recommend checking out The Lost Ogle's coverage of all things Ryan Walters.. I promise, it's worth the reads.. particularly if u enjoy a good belly laugh now and again.. 😉😁✌️
This man is a total embarrassment with national ambitions. Mr. Mehta, thank you for presenting this grotesque situation. I've been waiting for national news to speak about the issue and cant imagine why they have chosen to ignore it. We here in Oklahoma are suffering under the insanity of this man and the governor who supports him.
I’m a Catholic from RI. If you want your children to be taught the Bible, send them to a Christian school. We sent our children to public school here in Woonsocket because the curriculum in the public school system was more advanced and we wanted our children(now all grown adults) to be exposed to every culture possible. All four of our children accept people for who they are and not for their beliefs or the color of their skin. Hope the majority of people in OK come to their senses and stop this nonsense.
See? That is a legitimate usage of the bible in school. Even as a life long atheist, I would enjoy being involved in such a lesson plan. It is very thought provoking, even from my limited memory of both books.
@@pretzelbomb6105 Gilgamesh is a good deal older than the Bible. The oldest complete version is about 1700 BC, but fragments have been found that are over 500 years older. Genesis mostly originates from the Babylonian Captivity (early 500s BC). Jews living in Babylon absorbed some older legends and incorporated parts of them into their own oral tradition, like the Flood story.
@@J2982able Myths and legends have a great value. It's amazing how the same stories recur in cultures thousands of miles apart. Look up the Finnish hero Lemminkainen and compare him to Osiris. And there's an ancient Korean story almost exactly parallel to King Midas and his donkey ears.
They should be teaching why the Founding Fathers deemed *ALL* religions unfit for modern, civil law & governance. The *1st Amendment's Establishment Clause* prohibits the government from making any law, _“respecting an establishment of religion.”_ This clause not only forbids the government from establishing an official religion, but also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another. It also prohibits the government from unduly preferring religion over non-religion. *Constitution Article VI Supreme Law - Clause 3 Oaths of Office* _"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; _*_but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."_* This means nobody is ever required to swear to a god or on the Bible, or any other religious book for an oath of office. They may choose a god or religious book, but none is required. Thomas Jefferson and Calvin Coolidge did not use a Bible in their oath-taking ceremonies. Theodore Roosevelt did not use the Bible when taking the oath in 1901, nor did John Quincy Adams, who swore on a book of law, with the intention that he was swearing on the constitution. _"In this enlightened age and in this land of equal liberty, _*_it is our boast,_*_ that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the laws, nor deprive him of the right of attaining and holding the highest offices that are known in the United States."_ *-George Washington* (To the Members of the New Jerusalem Church of Baltimore, 27 January 1793) _“The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or Mohammedan Nation.”_ *- John Adams* (American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, Founding Father & 2nd president) _“...the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion."_ *-Treaty of Tripoli - June 7, 1797. Signed by President John Adams & Ratified UNANIMOUSLY, by the Senate June 10, 1797* ....only a few times in history the Senate unanimously agreed on anything. A 2018 Supreme Court Ruling re-affirmed this statement, from The Treaty of Tripoli. The Supreme Court released an opinion on May 14, 2018 in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn., 584 U. S. (2018), Justice Thomas in his concurring opinion wrote: _"The Treaty of Tripoli was passed by the Senate and signed into law by President John Adams. As such, it is a "legislated text" which must be read "textually". The lower courts in this case read a hypothetical legislative intention into the text by dismissing Article 11 as "a mere formality". The language itself makes a clear direct statement that _*_our government is not based on the Christian religion and any attempt by a government official to represent our government as Christian contradicts the text and the historical understanding of our founders."_* _"Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other Sects?"_ *- James Madison 4th president* (A Memorial And Remonstrance, On The Religious Rights Of Man: Written In 1784-85)
Thanks for highlighting this issue. It's sad to watch our country having to fight off these attempts to hijack rationality. It's heartening that the school districts are resisting.
If they get fired then OK will have nothing but costly lawsuits. It's so unconstitutional to have these people do this. If anything if violates their own religious freedom.
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I would have taught the bloodiest, sexiest passages, or explained how the myths therein like Genesis have now been debunked, but the method of "too many rule violators to punish everyone" works, too.
@@DeeGoner "The best cure for christianity is reading the bible." - Mark Twain. I'm sorry that discussing the stories in there makes you think of being mean and hateful. Maybe you should go actually read it, since you clearly haven't.
@@juliav.mcclelland2415 Just because you use the word teach doesn't mean you didn't just admit to picking the "bloodiest, sexist" as your example. You should never be allowed around children.
@@creekwalker62 I grew up in Klan/Westboro land, and I’ve thought (and said) since I was a kid, that if you have to tell someone you’re a Christian, you aren’t one. Actions speak far louder than words, and I want to see good deeds, no hear lip service.
It is satisfying to see schools standing up against unconstitutional and stupid directives. The more school districts that stand against Walters, the easier it will be to have all school districts do so. Courage inspires more courage.
How about a Civic malicious compliance lesson on all the Unconstitutional laws trying to install Christianity into US law and how these laws got voided.
I think it would behoove Walters to learn some history from ancient Rome and ancient Greece plus ancient Egypt. When he does, he'll learn a lot of what he thinks the bible created, the bible didn't create those things. They were around for centuries before Jesus was even born or even before Judaism became a religion. I shouldn't be surprised. Many Americans know very little about their own country's history being it's not taught well in K-12. I can't expect someone like Walters to learn history from BCE times.
@@LdyVder THATS the fuckery in all this.. Ryan Walters is a flippin history teacher.. HE KNOWS better.. he CHOOSES to attempt to misinform, propagandize, and through deceptive practice, ultimately take the reigns of power in oklahoma, subjecting the populace thru ignorance and economic sabotage.. have u not read up on the game plan mapped out in project 2025? If not, u should..
Here in Oklahoma, we have one of the most farcical public education systems you can imagine. We regularly rate at or very near the bottom in virtually every metric, we have a massive dearth of teachers and those we do have we pay poverty wages, but we have loads of administrators whose roles are not clear all pulling down handsome salaries, and now the head chief thinks the solution is to start teaching the Bible in math classes. The embarrassment continues to roll in. However, in our defense, I don't know of almost anyone who is in favor of this tripe. Even some of my most deeply Christian friends think this is a terrible idea and even find it offensive.
Yes, please teach that action packed morality of the conquest stories. Could teach Genesis as an early form of fiction writing, but I think the Greek stuff is older than much of Genesis. Then there's Enoch, which is a great way to teach the importance of real science.
I remember multiple times that references to the Bible in literature were pointed out as narrative devices ("Call me Ishmael"), without the need to delve into religion. We were also shown similar references to Shakespeare and Greek mythology.
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I’m a Democratic state representative in Norman, Oklahoma. We are fighting this self-promoting weirdo every step of the way. They’re right, he hasn’t yet violated law, but we have the ability to impeach during Session if the supermajority will join us. Thank you for reporting on this.
Thank you. 🖖🏾
Wonderful. Please nip the Christian nationalism in the bud before it grows out of control!
Rural Canadian county here, and I want to thank you! I tell people outside of OK that if you lose Norman and Edmond in your fight, you’ve pretty much lost (given their population and demographics). Again, thank you!
Remind the guy that if he wants to teach what he thinks are "good" in the Bible, he has to teach everything... Especially Ezekiel 23:20. Ask him "Why are you trying to teach sex to children?"
They’ll join you If enough people voice their displeasure
If I were a teacher and forced to teach from the Bible I would find the most reprehensible parts of the bible to teach from and I would tell Ryan Walters exactly my plans.
"No actual tyrant known to history has ever been guilty of one-hundredth of the crimes, massacres, and other atrocities attributed to the Deity in the Bible." - Steve Allen, on the Bible, Religion & Morality
Ezekiel 23:20
Numbers 31…the whole chapter.
That's what my husband said. His family is one who would follow Franklin Graham like he was the Grateful Dead. So, he knows where the bad parts are.
"HAPPY SHALL HE BE who taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." PSALMS 137:9
"KILL EVERY MAN and male child and WOMEN who have known MAN by sleeping with him but
KEEP the FEMALE CHILDREN who have NOT known man for your amusement." NUMBERS 31:18
I live in Oklahoma and was so proud of my school district's superintendent saying No. I live in Bixby. Ryan Walters is holding back federal school funds to the districts that are saying NO. He has to go!! Everyone in Oklahoma start voting blue and take our state back from these idiots.
@@donnawalker3910 Right there with you.
Yes! We have to match our Oklahoma Nice with *actual* nice *all the time*, not just when we’re being „blessed“. Haha
I live in Calumet/Geary, and am so glad so many people are standing up to these shenanigans.
❤❤❤ I hope you called and told them that! Those kinds of phone calls can really make a difference in these things
Why don't you just move. It's not "your " state.
@@deborahyoung1873
It isn't yours either.
People don’t choose a teaching career to be a Sunday School teacher.
At age 5-6-years the Sunday school GROOMER labelled a troublemaker and Mama was told I was disruptive in class for asking "..too many questions."
I got that all the time as a kid!
@@witebatmanme too
Sunday school teachers are more of a “touching” career
@@cbr274 Let's call it a part-time touching career. Only getting paid to touch them on Sundays. The rest the week's touching at home is either independent contracting or simple hobbyist.
"The Bible is not my Book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements of Christian dogma." - Abraham Lincoln
I can probably find about a dozen quotes from the Founders about how US wasn't founded as a Christian Nation like so many like Walters wants people to believe.
Including the Treaty of Tripoli, which was signed by Founder, John Adams when he was President.
@@LdyVder
The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.
James Madison
@@LdyVder One rarely-mentioned detail about the Treaty of Tripoli that the Senate ratified it unanimously. I don't know for certain but it seems likely that some of those Senators had earlier sat on the Constitutional Convention. Who better to understand the Constitution's Original Intent?
Jefferson cut up the bible and took out all supernaturalism. He did not believe in the divinity of Jesus. And about Paul (who most Christians hold above Jesus in importance)-he was the "first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus".
Spoken like a true vampire hunter lol
I live in Oklahoma, More and more are saying NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! He needs to be removed from office ASAP.
@@drinkwater5762oh please do show that 'overwhelming evidence!'
@@winniethepoohandeeyore2 I’m in Norman. With you. 👊🏻
@drinkwater5762 what does this even mean? The Bible is full of allegory and mythology and things that didn't happen, this isn't a question. Talking snakes and donkeys aren't real, Jungle Book isn't a documentary.
@@drinkwater5762 show the evidence
@@drinkwater5762
if it is overwhelming
show
show
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Impeach this weirdo
Christian Nazis
…and his supporters. ✊🏻
fighting back against religious oppression is the only dignified option.
Forced to use the bible In the classroom? Use one to prop up the short end of a bookshelf.
@@gorillaau Too thick. Rip a few pages out here and there until you get the right height
@@ryanmackenzie6109 emergency toilet paper
I live in Oklahoma and I rejected the clown show that is Christian Fascism a long time ago. Hopefully the Tide is Turning everywhere. Vote 💙 and reject Christian Fascism.
I'm glad to know another Oklahoman, besides me, rejects that nonsense.
@@janiebuck2938 Here’s another Okie. 👊🏻
@@jareddeckmusic And another
@@jareddeckmusic it's so crazy because I always thought it was hopeless for Oklahoma and I'd need to eventually move, but if we can organize and even just turn one county blue for this election, and start working on improving education, maybe I will stay and move to OKC after graduate school.
The Tide has always been on our side. Amendments have been proposed about a half a dozen times to Our Constitution and has Failed every single time. That includes the Original drafting of The Articles of Confederation and The Constitution We have today. We have rejected Religious and specifically Christian Fascism since day 1.
If i was a teacher, id do malicious compliance and have kids do themed art projects on all the gruesome things in the bible, hold a public art show, invite that guy so he can be appalled by the gruesome artwork.
Then he would accuse you of being an heretic. That stuff isn't in "MY" bible.
I'm sure Walters is one that also believes "MY GOD" doesn't make junk.
Right, teach it like their god is the bad guy!! That would drive them MAD!
Somebody's gonna do something like that. I have very little doubt. And when Hemant covers that, he'll be beside himself. (Owen Morgan, too...)
The Book of Revelation speaks of the Wh*res of Babylon. That would make a fabulous mural!!!
@@sarahchristine2345 Milton's Paradise Lost does a pretty good job of presenting Satan as a sympathetic character. Satan saw God as an unreasonable tyrant who needed to be rebelled against. When all is said and done, according to Satan, "It's better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven."
"Perpetuation of American Slavery Using the Bible 101"
Follow that up with an anti-semitism class.
Then follow that up with what happened in the residential schools.
And don’t forget the kidnappings.
We still have legal slavery in the US, we just renamed it "the prison industrial complex".
Ryan needs to resign for his illegal and criminal attempt to force his religious beliefs on schoolchildren.
Darwin has been a criminal for more than 150 years forcing his unproven ' theory ' on our kids .
*@JamesRichardWiley* Ryan Walters should *NOT* resign as he should *NOT* have such an easy, dignified exit from his role. Instead, he should be *SUMMARILY SACKED WITH LOSS OF ALL BENEFITS!*
@@kylereese4822 And for that info, I'll add that not only should Ryan Walters be *SUMMARILY SACKED* from his current job, he should also be *IMPRISONED FOR LIFE* for supporting a *TRAITOR,* Chaya Raichik.
Good luck getting someone like him to volunteer to resign. He has god on his side, so he has no reason to. You're going to have to take legal action to force him out.
@neilforbes416 Of Walters is removed, it turns him into a MAGA martyr. If he resigns, it's in shame.
People fighting for liberty from religious influence is glorious.
The more you teach the Bible, the less people will likely believe it.
And nothing makes your comment clearer than the declining enrollment in churches even though the population grows. People just don't believe that crap.
The Bible is mythology and if taught in schools, should be included with Greek and Roman mythology that kids usually learn.
I just made a similar comment, that's what we did in my high school, 45 years ago.
together with astrology and alchemy?
The bible didn't influence anything Walters is claiming. The ancient Greek and Romans did that. Why they're still taught today.
It's Fiction.
You might as well teach Harry Potter and Narnia in the Schools
Y’all wanna force teachers to teach the Bible? Ok! Let’s teach the Hávámál and the Eddas, the Quran, the sutras, etc.
Every teacher. My husband is a school band director and even he’s expected to do it. Now, my husband is a devout Christian, but even he says Walters can pound sand; he won’t teach it.
Could he be any more detached from modern society and reality, kids are not going to like that bs, what a weirdo
Saying he’s detached from reality implies he was one attached to it
@@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid perhaps before he was tragically dropped on his head as a baby?
And I'd be genuinely interested to know what's on some of his computer devices. I wouldn't be surprised, to say the least.
They’re all weirdos! They really want to live in some kind of real life version of the Handmaid’s Tale…they’re sick, twisted *****!
He is a devotee of the American Tailban. He believes his is the only religion that should exist in our country and will use any means to enforce that idea. These people have no place in leadership positions in our country.
There needs to be an investigation into Walters' attempt to publicly fund a religious charter school with the OK Archdiocese, called St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Even though this was blocked by the OK Supreme Court, state funds were spent on this illegal project and it has the 'smell of corruption'.
He needs to be indicted for embezling public funds.
If I was a teacher, I'd teach the Bible verses that preaches the rich being required to sell all their belongings and give the money to the poor (Luke 12:33-34), that tells you to love your neighbor (Leviticus 19:18), that tells believers they should NOT go into churches but just pray at home in private (Matthew 6:5), and the one about how to perform an @bortion (Numbers 5:11-31). Let's see how Oklahoma likes that Biblical class, lol!
That first one is Jesus speaking to one specific person, though, and the triggered Richie Rich listening to it would instantly point that out and flee...
@@stevetournay6103 I doubt the rich people would know their bible that well.
I don't think the verse about "love your neighbor" needs promotion. Considering possible literal interpretations.
How about forgiving debts every 7 years. Banks would love that!
I don't care what anyone says, the Bible is not a great book. It's poorly and inconsistently written. Boring to read through.
@@drinkwater5762So does Trump...provided it's upside down and there are enough pictures...
there are great MOMENTS in the biblical anthology, but if one is trying to read it all the way through like a single book, there's gonna be problems
@@paisleepunk Like the scene where Jesus wove himself a whip and drove the moneychangers from the temple, flipping tables as he went.
I'm a late boomer, too. 1961 and I feel the same way.
I tried to read the entire bible as a kid. Slogged through some geneologies and gave up as soon as I hit the first law book.
Every one of my bible teaching session would start with, "Listen to this foolishness!"
I'd start with "This event never happened". 😊
Each semester should be started with a video of George Carlin’s thoughts on the topic 😎
and it should end with, "and, kids, there is supposed to be separation of church and state in America."
We rank 49th in education. We have far more pressing issues .
But this is a priority for the Christian Nazis of America.
Go for the gusto! 50th is within your grasp.
And without the Bible, how are Oklahomans suppose to embrace Creationalism as the only way the earth was formed when they get to college?
@@Paragod07 For real. Fellow Okie here.
Right, and with this type of "education" we'll be ranking in the low 30's.
0:49 Note that nowhere in the Bible is the USA ever mentioned.
Check the Greenwood/Trump version...😁
@@stevetournay6103 Lol, yeah, that's the Antichrist version.
And nowhere in "The Constitution Of The United States Of America" is the Bible mentioned
The Bible has nothing to do with the U.S. because the stories took place in the Middle East so it does NOT have anything to do with American history.
Note that one of the founding tenets was freedom from religious persecution.
Walters needs to resign, because he is not working on substantive educational needs.
Every good supervisor does things that will help their employees(workers).
He wants classroom teachers to determine what parts of the Bible are metaphorical? (Most of it) Is he trying to start a fight? None of the denominations even agree!
Mm. There's that too. Religion is tribalism deluxe, and Christianity is so huge there are warring tribes within it. Ireland last century comes to mind...
Per a story on KOTV today, Walters is so mad at Bixby Public Schools (one would assume because they're one of the districts not complying with his memo) that he's claiming they have massive financial issues. They just had their audit, which was completed in May 2024. No problems, only one suggestion related to a single employee's surety bond (so, not really an issue), and they received a AA-Stable rating from Standard & Poor (S&P). So defaming/slandering people/school districts is not beneath him, if he doesn't get his way. He's such a stain on this state.
He should be sued for slander. That might end his career in the public education sector.
Tax the churches.
The churches are funding politicians like Walters. So, I agree, tax the churches.
And to add, as someone who works in an 18th c living history museum, I can assure you that the Founders did want freedom of religion. To ensure no blood would be spilled here as had happened in the rest of the world for centuries
Exactly. The religious prove daily they should never be trusted with power.
as a life long oklahoman the only thing i want to see rejected is ryan walters himself!!!
Oh?
Gonna guess there's more than one of him...
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if Ryan Walter’s got his way, it might also expose how ridiculous those bible stories actually are…
Jesus started the story of the Good Samaritan with "don't you remember what happened when" because the Roman Centurions were a police force.
So imagine if Michigan's secretary of education required that every classroom must read the Quran.
The entire book is myth/fiction. Wait until the parents, who are atheists, start filing their lawsuits. Can't wait. Hope the courts can order Walters to pay financial damages.
Forcing religion on people is one way of making people rebel against religion
It has also caused some religions to go extinct in the past.
Don't these people realize that their ancestors left England because of force religion.Damn.Read people.
@@samuelwashington3646 actually, that isn't accurate.
Where religion was losing power in England and other European countries, the Pilgrims were puritans.
They tried to force everyone to live by their rules, which rightly resulted in the Puritans getting chased out of England.
Then they arrived here and promptly started causing problems for Native Americans.
@nathanjones6638 Don’t go getting our hopes up now! Lol
How does an educator rectify the inconsistent writing, the contradictions, the inaccuracies, the poor story-telling of the lie-ble with what English teachers’ instruction next period? That must be an interesting conversation in the teachers lounge.
Why do people who can’t even agree which parts of the Bible are metaphorical or allegorical get to mandate what other people learn. They should open their own book and read it.
I would love for a science teacher to teach the Adam and Eve story and have it get to 2024/25 without humanity falling apart from all the inbreeding.
He easiest way to destroy Christianity is to teach the Bible. The quickedt way to leave Christianitt is to read the Bible. Not stories based on the Bible, not apologetics, but the Bible itself.
Atheists are the people who took the religious claims seriously enough to actually study it and learn about it even to the extent of learning ancient Greek. And then they no longer believe in any of it.
There are so many contradictions in the Book of Genesis, it's mind numbing. I remember telling a friend, who believed, but didn't go to church every Sunday that the Book of Revelations did not scare me. It scares her.
@@LdyVder There are major contradictions just among the four gospels.
I have said many times that, if you want to maintain a Middle America style faith, about the most dangerous thing you can do is read the Bible cover to cover and pay attention to what you're reading.
Been there. Done that. And then lived through the past decade of hyperpolarized vitriol. Still call myself a Christian because I still believe the core of what Jesus is held to have taught is good advice for life in the here and now. And that's all. I've let the rest go, apart from some glorious music...
@@LdyVderTime traveller, is she? Most of Revelation concerns the period of Jewish insurgency in Judea, 66-70CE...
Insane! As a kid, I hated Sunday School Class and sat in church with the adults. Wouldn’t go to Bible School in the Summer either.
It would be a nightmare to go to school there. This man needs to be locked up!
It's about time school districts started pushing back against this Bible thumping nonsense!
So he wants children to read smut in school? 😂
Ryan Walters may just single handedly turn OK from RED to PURPLE.
Christian Nazi Ryan Walters
Let's hope.
We can hope.
Oklahoma bleeds red, and most here vote against their own best interest no matter what, I've never seen or heard of a state as red as Oklahoma.
I'd quite happily apply the scientific method to the bible. Four accounts of the same events which bare little relation to each other would be an interesting exercise in credulity.
This is treason. The superintendent needs to face the consequences of government violating the US Constitution.
Hardly
@@41divad Hardly? How so?
Paying for them would not be a problem. Imagine how many "true Christian" sects would want their Bibles in the classrooms. They already have warehouses full of them.
Well said and that would be very Dangerous!
How should Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, & Jewish teachers teach the Christian Bible to their students? Are all teachers in OK Christians?
@@tringuyen7519
In the wet dreams of bible thumpers?
Yes, they all are Christians. Not only that but only the Christians who believe exactly the same as they do.
And that’s why religions and wars/pogroms/tyranny get along so well.
@tringuyen7519 In public schlool, comparitive religion could be unit in a history, social studies or similar curriculum and should not stand alone as a curriculum in a public school.
@@stephenlassiter7066 Save it for College or University. Where people are legal adults and can form their own opinions about it.
I prefer the phrase non-religious over atheist. When you say you are non-religious that gives them nowhere to go. Thanks
Heritage Foundation Puppet.
It’s maddening that folks so culturally and academically myopic are in charge of anything.
Look at the state that voted them in.
Not the entire population, of course, but the clear majority.
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With our knowledge today, teaching that the world was made in 6 days should be illegal! 😂
Six days to god could be six million years on Earth. The fact there are people who think the Earth isn't even 10,000 years old is laughable.
@LdyVder Making up ideas is not evidence. Even if Six Days was six millions years to God (in which case, why not just say six million years in the Bible), we know the earth is older than 36 millions years old.
Slippery slope, making views illegal...but very MAGA...
@@MindForgedManacleHe's making a general statement about time being irrelevant to an eternal being, not offering a mathematical formula...
If you're going to require children to learn fiction like that you might as well teach them about Spider-Man Harry Potter The Chronicles of Narnia Frasier Crane etc.
Seems like OK should start the recall process for Superintendent ASAP!
AS AN OKLAHOMAN I GOTTA ASK
WHAT HAPPENED TO CHURCHES TEACHING BIBLE????
@@dashamccormick4088 Fellow Okie here. 💯
They all writing trumps new bible
They consider Jesus "too woke" now.
"Here is how Trump violated the first commandment. Here is how Trump violated the second commandment."
I say again... If they teach the Bible, they MUST teach Ezekiel 23:20 first.
If you want to teach the "good" stuff, you have to teach the "bad" first.
What's the good stuff? Scholars predict the deaths in the bible to be in the billions, not millions as originally thought.
Oh, MAGA doesn't want to teach the bad stuff.
They want to reenact it.
There’s 509 school districts in Oklahoma. It’s disturbing more have not rebuked.
Maybe they need a phone call congratulating them on being soo Submissive and Obedient… Complying like the good little servants they are 🤭🤭🤭
The point about him not specifying a version of the Bible is a good and points to an opportunity for malicious compliance. The first example I can think of using is the Jefferson Bible.
Hit the nail on the head! As to why he is doing this. As soon as he announced this, I immediately seen the writing on the wall. He is auditioning for a role in the Trump/Project 2025 Admin. I live in Oklahoma, I am a true Christian and I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE with this. This is WRONG on so many levels.
"He is auditioning for a role in the Trump/Project 2025 Admin."
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Bingo!
Teaching Bible in P.E. is going to lead to a lot of injured kids. "Today we're going to play Israelites and Canaanites."
"Today we're going to play 'jesus and the money lenders' - let me get the whips for everyone in bibs - shirts I'm afraid you are money lenders."
So imagine requiring the Quran in PE class?
@@armyboy0579 If that means learning to ride winged horses, I'm in! Not so much on cutting the moon in half, though. That's not a lifetime sport because we've only got the one.
"Teaching Bible in P.E. is going to lead to "
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I want to know what the math teachers are supposed to teach from the Bible. Or does he think math teachers aren't real teachers?
Math wasn't in the bible😂
Maybe they can talk about cubits?
@@Imbatmn57 Nonsense. There's a passage that says that if a molten sea is ten cubits across, then it's thirty cubits around. Pi = 3.
Or any of the science classes being there is absolutely no science in the bible.
can count the number of 'slaves' that left Egypt to go to... EGYPT? Canaan was a part of the Egyptians territories? But let me save everyone the bother ..ZERO
Excellent, these school leaders are keeping up the good fight for church - state separation.
The Adventures of Lot, should be a compulsory subject.
Lot's Family Values?
The girls will adore that fairytale. Especially the ending for the daughter
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Rape, murder and incest. Oh my!
@@macklyn And a whooooole lotta hooch!
I'm so glad my district said no immediately.
Oklahoman here. We do have a sliver of hope but this battle is not over yet.
@@katecoffee4744 Right here with you, from Norman.
*First.*
This Walters guy is a hate filled weirdo.
Such Christian love.
Those are demons, not weirdos!
If you want/need the government to teach your kids about your religion, you've failed at that religion.
Response to Ryan's office of "Oh, they will." My response, " Make us!"
@@kevinkoch-jj1uj Right? I live here, and when I heard that I thought, „yeah, make them!“. The thing I hate about him most is, he’s such an insufferable twatwaffle, and one of the weakest people, but he’ll bend himself to whom ever will give him the most money and attention. He needs other people to validate him as a person, and apparently, alienating a large portion of his state is inconsequential to him. Who cares, right? He has Prager U and the Heritage Foundation, why would he need Oklahomans to support him? He won’t go hungry 🙄
I know!?!? It’s like the playground all over again, haven’t we moved on from that?
Ryan is a fascist.
This stuff undermines the churches as well. It's their job to teach religion, why would they need to exist if the public school system was doing this?
I would sue immediately!!!
They do not want people teaching it as a historical document, lol. Can you imagine?
As keen reader in high school who had never read the bible, I was actually missing many references. Russian literature was incomprehensible because biblical metaphors and allegories have to be learned, unlike GOOD ones, that logically follow what’s real and true in the material world. (For example apples are a fruit, fruit is a metaphor of production, reward, conclusion, etc etc etc, anyone who has knowledge of an actual apple tree or other fruit tree can follow that. Apples as forbidden, apples as knowledge, apples as temptation, apples as sin, can’t be logically deducted from knowledge of reality. So Chekhov mentioning apples was very confusing to me).
bible class for understanding literature isn’t a bad idea at all, but that’s not what they want and they’ve just found an argument that isn’t insane because they can’t say their insane one.
The King James Bible as historical document could be about how kings suck and bad translation is embarrassing, everyone would learn how bad it is. I’m sure they want that lol
Imagining is largely how y'all got into this mess...
@@M_SC I missed the Star Trek episode where he mentioned apples...😁
The Bible has much of an impact in education as a comic book of Spider-Man does
what part of the Bibble teaches us about Federal vs States Rights, How The West Was Won™, or verb-noun agreement? Surely there is a Chapter devoted to the Separation of Powers?
For me the funny part is, this clown think Christianity impacted philosophy. No, ancient Greeks and Romans did that long before there was even Judaism.
Legal framework. Again, no, ancient Greeks and Romans did that, again, long before Judaism.
Ethics, what ethics are there in the bible? It contradicts itself over and over again. I'm not talking about the differences between the Old and New Testaments, but within certain books like Genesis.
Nothing shaped Western societies more than again, THE ANCIENT GREEKS AND ROMANS!!! There's a reason why we're still taught about Plato and Socrates.
As an atheist, even I have to admit, the (classical) music' inspired by biblical themes' is a vast area worthy of study. And with some incredibly beautiful music. I would go further than just classical (European) music, it would have to include the emergence of Spirituals and Gospel Music that came from slavery. Both come from the same source material. Both are great.
@@Jon-xw9om I‘m agnostic, but I love gospel music also (along with punk, rock, country…). I also love religious music from other countries besides the US. That’s a great idea for a class! Music can be very healing and intelligent.
Bluegrass gospel music is wonderful. I don't pay attention to the words, just the harmonies, singing and the instruments. Terrific stuff.
@@adrianjanssens7116 Exactly!
Ryan Walters is trying to cover his arse for some shady, weird activity in his past. Overzealous, fantastic christians are usually filled with guilt and shame and seeking redemption.
Some were also bullied or a8used and this can come out as a way to “punish” everyone for what happened to them, even though these are not the people who hurt them.
@@DavidLee-bf2pe he's hiding something, alright.. if ur curious what, I recommend checking out The Lost Ogle's coverage of all things Ryan Walters.. I promise, it's worth the reads.. particularly if u enjoy a good belly laugh now and again.. 😉😁✌️
This man is a total embarrassment with national ambitions. Mr. Mehta, thank you for presenting this grotesque situation. I've been waiting for national news to speak about the issue and cant imagine why they have chosen to ignore it. We here in Oklahoma are suffering under the insanity of this man and the governor who supports him.
I’m a Catholic from RI. If you want your children to be taught the Bible, send them to a Christian school. We sent our children to public school here in Woonsocket because the curriculum in the public school system was more advanced and we wanted our children(now all grown adults) to be exposed to every culture possible. All four of our children accept people for who they are and not for their beliefs or the color of their skin. Hope the majority of people in OK come to their senses and stop this nonsense.
In my high school senior literature class we read Genesis and then compared it to Gilgamesh.
Don’t know if the time periods line up, but they are from the same part of the world.
See? That is a legitimate usage of the bible in school. Even as a life long atheist, I would enjoy being involved in such a lesson plan. It is very thought provoking, even from my limited memory of both books.
@@J2982able Agree!
@@pretzelbomb6105 Gilgamesh is a good deal older than the Bible. The oldest complete version is about 1700 BC, but fragments have been found that are over 500 years older.
Genesis mostly originates from the Babylonian Captivity (early 500s BC). Jews living in Babylon absorbed some older legends and incorporated parts of them into their own oral tradition, like the Flood story.
@@J2982able Myths and legends have a great value. It's amazing how the same stories recur in cultures thousands of miles apart. Look up the Finnish hero Lemminkainen and compare him to Osiris. And there's an ancient Korean story almost exactly parallel to King Midas and his donkey ears.
Long live democracy, freedom, and the USA. ❤
This is great news.
Can we get 500+ school districts to say NOOO?
They should be teaching why the Founding Fathers deemed *ALL* religions unfit for modern, civil law & governance.
The *1st Amendment's Establishment Clause* prohibits the government from making any law, _“respecting an establishment of religion.”_
This clause not only forbids the government from establishing an official religion, but also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another. It also prohibits the government from unduly preferring religion over non-religion.
*Constitution Article VI Supreme Law - Clause 3 Oaths of Office*
_"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; _*_but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."_*
This means nobody is ever required to swear to a god or on the Bible, or any other religious book for an oath of office. They may choose a god or religious book, but none is required.
Thomas Jefferson and Calvin Coolidge did not use a Bible in their oath-taking ceremonies. Theodore Roosevelt did not use the Bible when taking the oath in 1901, nor did John Quincy Adams, who swore on a book of law, with the intention that he was swearing on the constitution.
_"In this enlightened age and in this land of equal liberty, _*_it is our boast,_*_ that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the laws, nor deprive him of the right of attaining and holding the highest offices that are known in the United States."_
*-George Washington* (To the Members of the New Jerusalem Church of Baltimore, 27 January 1793)
_“The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or Mohammedan Nation.”_
*- John Adams* (American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, Founding Father & 2nd president)
_“...the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion."_
*-Treaty of Tripoli - June 7, 1797. Signed by President John Adams & Ratified UNANIMOUSLY, by the Senate June 10, 1797*
....only a few times in history the Senate unanimously agreed on anything.
A 2018 Supreme Court Ruling re-affirmed this statement, from The Treaty of Tripoli.
The Supreme Court released an opinion on May 14, 2018 in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn., 584 U. S. (2018), Justice Thomas in his concurring opinion wrote:
_"The Treaty of Tripoli was passed by the Senate and signed into law by President John Adams. As such, it is a "legislated text" which must be read "textually". The lower courts in this case read a hypothetical legislative intention into the text by dismissing Article 11 as "a mere formality". The language itself makes a clear direct statement that _*_our government is not based on the Christian religion and any attempt by a government official to represent our government as Christian contradicts the text and the historical understanding of our founders."_*
_"Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other Sects?"_
*- James Madison 4th president* (A Memorial And Remonstrance, On The Religious Rights Of Man: Written In 1784-85)
I can pretty much quote that Christianity had more effect on Nazi Germany because they put "Gotts Mitt Uns" on their belt buckles
@xjarheadjohnson beautiful articulation.. thank u for taking the time..
Yay for floodgates!
Well, open ones, maybe...😉
Thanks for highlighting this issue. It's sad to watch our country having to fight off these attempts to hijack rationality. It's heartening that the school districts are resisting.
Walters just wanted to make the Oklahoma school system become all year long Vacation Bible School!
Remember how fun that was?!😂
So a high school diploma in the state of Oklahoma is worth less than toilet paper?
Plead have Frank Schaeffer on for a new interview!!! I’m very curious to hear his updates on the state of the nation!!!
Good. There's no place for lies in education.
If they get fired then OK will have nothing but costly lawsuits. It's so unconstitutional to have these people do this. If anything if violates their own religious freedom.
What’s more impressive is that this is happening in Oklahoma.
Your serious? This is part of the Bible belt, whatever that means...
Oklahoma has to vote Stitt and his cohorts out. Otherwise this onslaught of public schools will continue.
James Stacy, Independent. Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District. Together, we can build a brighter future for our state and our nation. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear." Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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I would have taught the bloodiest, sexiest passages, or explained how the myths therein like Genesis have now been debunked, but the method of "too many rule violators to punish everyone" works, too.
A week on Lot and his daughters. xD
You should try being less hateful.
Huh? How is teaching what body parts and acts the poetic language of Song of Solomon symbolizes hateful? It's the Bible.
@@DeeGoner "The best cure for christianity is reading the bible." - Mark Twain. I'm sorry that discussing the stories in there makes you think of being mean and hateful. Maybe you should go actually read it, since you clearly haven't.
@@juliav.mcclelland2415 Just because you use the word teach doesn't mean you didn't just admit to picking the "bloodiest, sexist" as your example.
You should never be allowed around children.
If simeone feels compelled to tell you, 'they are a Christian.' Walk away, as fast as you can. You'll thank me later.
@@creekwalker62 I grew up in Klan/Westboro land, and I’ve thought (and said) since I was a kid, that if you have to tell someone you’re a Christian, you aren’t one. Actions speak far louder than words, and I want to see good deeds, no hear lip service.
The problem is OK wants the teachers to use the wrong Bible. If it isn't the Gutenberg Bible, it should not be taught.
Forcing Christian Shariah will not end well.
This dude is crazy and needs to go away. However, be advised that he is now running for Governor.
If people want to read the Bible they can have it in their homes if they want it
It is satisfying to see schools standing up against unconstitutional and stupid directives. The more school districts that stand against Walters, the easier it will be to have all school districts do so. Courage inspires more courage.
How about a Civic malicious compliance lesson on all the Unconstitutional laws trying to install Christianity into US law and how these laws got voided.
Or Civics lesson how Christianity Destroyed Nazi Germany?
"Gotts Mitt Uns" on the Belt Buckles
These guys are Claiming to teach the bible as allegory, metaphor, etc. but they are the same ones who claim the bible is literally true.
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Good to hear. Religion should be tied at home and in a church not a public school.
I think it would behoove Walters to learn some history from ancient Rome and ancient Greece plus ancient Egypt. When he does, he'll learn a lot of what he thinks the bible created, the bible didn't create those things. They were around for centuries before Jesus was even born or even before Judaism became a religion.
I shouldn't be surprised. Many Americans know very little about their own country's history being it's not taught well in K-12. I can't expect someone like Walters to learn history from BCE times.
@@LdyVder THATS the fuckery in all this.. Ryan Walters is a flippin history teacher.. HE KNOWS better.. he CHOOSES to attempt to misinform, propagandize, and through deceptive practice, ultimately take the reigns of power in oklahoma, subjecting the populace thru ignorance and economic sabotage.. have u not read up on the game plan mapped out in project 2025? If not, u should..
Here in Oklahoma, we have one of the most farcical public education systems you can imagine. We regularly rate at or very near the bottom in virtually every metric, we have a massive dearth of teachers and those we do have we pay poverty wages, but we have loads of administrators whose roles are not clear all pulling down handsome salaries, and now the head chief thinks the solution is to start teaching the Bible in math classes. The embarrassment continues to roll in. However, in our defense, I don't know of almost anyone who is in favor of this tripe. Even some of my most deeply Christian friends think this is a terrible idea and even find it offensive.
Yes, please teach that action packed morality of the conquest stories. Could teach Genesis as an early form of fiction writing, but I think the Greek stuff is older than much of Genesis. Then there's Enoch, which is a great way to teach the importance of real science.
I remember multiple times that references to the Bible in literature were pointed out as narrative devices ("Call me Ishmael"), without the need to delve into religion. We were also shown similar references to Shakespeare and Greek mythology.
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If an English teacher used the old testament as an example for bad writing, he should be reprimanded. The old testament is not an English text.