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The suit alleges the mandate violates the Oklahoma Constitution because it involves spending public money to support religion and favors one religion over another by requiring the use of a Protestant version of the Bible. It also alleges Walters and the state Board of Education don’t have the authority to require the use of instructional materials.

“As parents, my husband and I have sole responsibility to decide how and when our children learn about the Bible and religious teachings,” plaintiff Erika Wright, the founder of the Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition and parent of two school-aged children, said in a statement. “It is not the role of any politician or public school official to intervene in these personal matters.”

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[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

I mean, it's better than nothing even if it does sound like Christians sueing Christians to keep the right to make their kids just the right kind of Christian.

Did all the atheists leave Oklahoma or are they simply forced into hiding?

[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

It's a fallacy to think the loudest are the majority. I'm not saying it's not true in this case, it's just a flawed premise.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately, surveys still suggest atheists (and "nones") in general are a minority in the US, although it's growing. But yeah, that's a true statement anyway.

I'd imagine Oklahoma is probably one of the worst, though there's a saying in atheist communities: fastest way to make someone athiest is to make them read the Bible. On that, they might be doing atheists a service, haha.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Religion is dying all over the world at a rapid pace.

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