As long as other holy books of various religious dogmas are sitting right beside it, I don’t mind the Christian Bible being available in Oklahoma public school libraries. Of course, I don’t have kids and never will, so I guess I don’t have a God in this fight.
But, in the Oklahoma State Senate, Republican Sen. George Burns—say goodnight, Satan!—wants to force it down your kids’ throats, ensuring a new generation of Christ-based fear and loathing.
He’s currently pushing Senate Bill 1161. It will basically create "Sunday School" as an elective course for Oklahoma students and ensure that the King James Bible is available in school libraries for kids who don't know how to get one for free. From the Oklahoma State Senate:
“Our Founding Fathers relied heavily upon the scriptures in the formation of our country, and the Bible they used was the King James Bible, which makes it an important historical document,” said Burns, R-Pollard. “It influenced the writing of the major documents that created this country, including the Constitution. It’s historically accurate to use that version, and it is in the public domain, which is also important.”
But Oklahoma politics are funny, and by that I mean incredibly stupid. We've reached the point where the right-wing legislation introduced by our lawmakers is now starting to contradict itself.
As The Oklahoman's Carmen Forman noted, right-wing pandering Republican Sen. Rob Standridge recently filed a bill that would make it easy for parents to remove sexually graphic books from school libraries in order to prevent indoctrination. Remember that?