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    On the plus side, forcing middle-schoolers to actually read the Bible is a great way to get them to hate it. The Bible is… not exactly an enjoyable reading experience, and that’s coming from someone who loves to read. You think this is going to be anything but torture for today’s TikTok-brain kids?

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    While the Supreme Court rules against a Rastafarian for his religion in the same week.

    They’re really sending a message about which religion gets protection.

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      This one really pisses me off.

      The guy brought in a printout of the controlling fifth circuit opinion that was directly applicable to him, and the prison guards literally threw the court order in the trash before trashing his constitutional rights.

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        Well, he chose the wrong religion to have any religious freedom.

        The Nat-C’s think that religious freedom just means choosing the “right” denomination of xtianity and definitely don’t believe in actual religious freedom which would require a separation of church and state, which they absolutely deny.

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        Yes, absolutely what the Seven Mountain Mandate Nat-C’s want. You have the “religious freedom” to “choose” between a narrow set of xtian sects.

        Everything else is suspect and anyone choosing something else is to be treated like second class citizens, if not outright persecuted.

        People in the “right” xtians sects are to be granted unwarranted privilege and and put on pedestals, as it was before.

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    Doesn’t the first clause of the first amendment say the government shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion?

    I guess Texas can’t read.

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    Good, there’s no stronger driver of atheism than being forced to read boring canaanite fan fiction.

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      They are also changing the social studies program to promote christian nationalism while promoting islamphobia so no farthest from good.

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          You think reporting posts on social media is going to do anything at this point?

          The billionaires are on board with this plan and are actively helping.

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            You’re absolutely correct. BUT it may lessen the amount you see and if everyone does it, it can’t hurt.

            Woodchippers are always my preferred solution though.

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    They did the specifically to get sued. Then they can claim their being attacked by the left/woke/lgbt/athiest/satinist/bogeyman and make a bunch of noise when (if but probably when) it’s ruled unconstitutional. It’s become their MO; do something blatantly illegal, then kick and scream like a toddler because you forced everybody else to sue to strike it down. The assholes get to brag that they did something to protect religious freedom, or cultural values, or family protection, or some such shit, and then they get to make a lot of noise in the press when they get knocked on their ass for it. Then while the people who actually care about the law are busy fighting that they can repeat the process two or three more times. It’s sisyphian bullshit and I hate it.

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    Add it to the huge and ever-growing pile of “reasons to not live in Texas”. Hopefully Texans have enough of this bullshit and kick out the clowns responsible for this. But given how voters are being disenfranchised in many parts of the country, that’s very unlikely.

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    The Supreme Court has already ruled against this. The point is to let this corrupt court reverse that ruling.

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      Actually ducks don’t appear too often in mythology too much. Swans do though, if you are in a myth and a swan appears just run it’s probably Zeus and he is fully intending to commit sexual assault.