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Faith at the ballot box | This is America

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"Imagine no religion", said John Lennon.
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Number of autocratic witchcraft would-be criminal enterprise now terrorists joining deities in oblivion never to flutter in light again?
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The fastest path to atheism is the study of religion: so I'm all for it.
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@Dr_JSH From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 1
"A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that God prefers some."
- Justice Harry Blackmun
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Biggest conspiracy theory of all time.
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America the modern Ireland
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Hopefully, crusades will start soon.
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It's absolutely a great idea 💡 to let kids read the Bible in schools. Reading the Bible is not the same as establishing a religion. Kids are already required to read all kinds of books 📚 in schools so why not read the Bible? As a matter of fact religious education should be taught in school. Nothing is wrong with getting a well rounded education. Education is what transmits the norms and values of society from one generation to the next.
Nothing is wrong with wide reading - that is how students learn to articulate thoughts 🤔 and debate topical issues that arise in society. Students should read widely and question issues even from the biblical text.😮
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Teaching kids fiction America will always be dumb smfh
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Intregalism. 🎉🎉
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@Speck79 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 4
This naitive Texan calls BS! Religion has never been taught in public schools. No! No! No! Teach your children whatever you desire, just not on the taxpayers dime in Public Schools! In no way shape or form do I do want my grandchildren groomed into the cult of MAGA. Go live in Israel if this is what you want. Raised by religious parents I do appreciate the teachings of Jesus Christ, but this not what Jesus would do.
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Texas republicans say kids need to learn about the bible but not the causes and results of the civil war
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I don't know if the Bible should be thought to children in the first place.
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This is America

This is a disease
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Most people who think they're following Christ probably dont have a clue their only following the bible, two very different things.
Christs teachings where moral and spiritual, never the basis of a religion, they've been heavily redacted and warped into a religion that contradicts and goes against the very teachings and values of the man they're in the name of.
He never claimed to be the son of god, all people where the childeren of god and carried a spark of the divine, he was no different, he was simply a teacher. Live your life the right way and you'd be able to enter the divine kingdom. Thats been twisted into accept Christ as your lord and saviour or risk burning in predition.
Houses of worship being built in his name was something he was concerned may happen and was opposed to, now churches litter the planet. Ive bearly scratched the surface, there's too much.
Anyone who considers themselves christian, do yourself a favour, dont take my word on any of this or accept the bible on blind faith. Look into Christs actual teachings yourself, what he did and didnt stand for, and do so with an open mind.
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Excellent interview and well-informed panelists.
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S. Okafor 20 Jul 2026
The boundary between religious instruction and public education has always been a point of contention in the US. It will be interesting to see how this holds up against First Amendment challenges. Texas is certainly taking a bold stance here.
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Owen P 20 Jul 2026
Separating church and state seems to be becoming more of a suggestion than a rule.
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June from Daily Junction Host 20 Jul 2026
Good morning, everyone. Settling in with my tea and thinking about this. The idea of bringing Bible study into every public school classroom is such a heavy topic for a Tuesday. I wonder, do you feel this would bring communities together or create more division in the classroom?