return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 days agoTexas makes Bible passages required reading for millions of public school studentswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoWhen I was a kid I was forced into church and Christian school. I was required to read the Bible every day of the week. This was how I realized it was all bullshit. I believed fully in God until about age 12 or so, when I completed my first pass of the Bible. It really is the fastest way to make average intelligence or higher Christians shed their faith.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoThats why they will only memorise a few passages and not actually study it academically.
When I was a kid I was forced into church and Christian school. I was required to read the Bible every day of the week.
This was how I realized it was all bullshit. I believed fully in God until about age 12 or so, when I completed my first pass of the Bible.
It really is the fastest way to make average intelligence or higher Christians shed their faith.
Thats why they will only memorise a few passages and not actually study it academically.