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Critics argue it violates church-state separation and harms students’ rights.

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[–] reddig33 57 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can’t afford textbooks, teachers, or school supplies. But there’s always plenty of money for football and religion.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago

Gotta give it up for brain damage!

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

55,000 Trump bibles at $60 each is $3.3 million of Oklahoma tax payer dollars.

[–] mkwt 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I dunno. Hopefully, they're getting 7-year textbook quality binding and stuff. But $60 is kinda steep for a text that's in the public domain.

(At least it might be in the public domain... Which translation is the government sanctioned one, anyway? Translations can be copyrighted.)

[–] MutilationWave 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] mkwt 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. $60 is pretty steep for KJV. There are better translations available, but KJV would at least integrate better with the kind of British literature I had to read in school.

For a lot of that stuff, you have to know your Bible stories to understand it, and if you didn't hear those at a religious institution, you were at a disadvantage.

[–] NJSpradlin 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Bulk rate and shipping costs, though?

[–] homesweethomeMrL 16 points 3 weeks ago

Grifting grifting grifting Life is but a dream

[–] Zexks 6 points 3 weeks ago

Time for a book burning.

[–] Vieric 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Right wing hears ya, right wing don't care. (unfortunately)