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Utah school district reverses decision on Bible, returns it to library shelves (thehill.com)

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A northern Utah school district has reversed its earlier committee-based decision that removed the Bible from elementary and junior high school but kept it in high school libraries.

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[–] Entropywins@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm an atheist but I have zero problem with a Bible being available in a school library... you know what turned me into an atheist was actually sitting down and reading the damn thing... I do hope they extend the same shelf space to other religious scripture and books on philosophy but sadly I doubt it.

[–] doophy@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Normally I would agree, but it's easy for kids to misinterpret the Bible. Most of the books that are banned as just stories. Sure, you can learn something from them, but they're not passed off as guides by which to live your life. When people take the Bible literally, it can lead to some nasty outcomes.

[–] pasci_lei@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Religious texts should be commented on sensitive parts and given a warning label.

[–] SlowNPC@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

School libraries ought to have all the major religious works of the major religions. Religion has a lot of influence on the world. There are a lot of reasons someone might want to learn about it.

Having just a Bible is bullshit, and imo overt religious indoctrination.

[–] PhatInferno@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Na Republicans only want the bible, not those other made up ones