Texas just passed a law that gives extra funding to public schools that teach the Bible.

That's never gonna happen as long as Republicans are fascist religious extremists, and the only other option literally still thinks God talks to them directly.

Biden, 81, told Stephanopoulos, 63, that he doesn’t intend on exiting the race, and only a higher power intervening would make it happen.

"Look, I mean, if the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get outta the race,’ I’d get outta the race,” he said, adding, “The Lord Almighty’s not comin’ down.”

https://people.com/joe-biden-says-only-lord-almighty-could-make-him-drop-out-of-2024-presidential-race-8674296

Republicans dove head first into religion, so that means the only other option Americans get is a "benevolent" deluded religious person.

Because no matter how bad Republicans get. Our only other option will always meet them halfway.

Maybe I'm even more cynical, but it feels like us evangelical christianity is being used as a tool. A gullible fool.

So all these old gheezers are vaguely pushing for a US Christian nationalism... But coronated someone who doesn't really care about that beyond how they can elect him, and basically shoved their values out the the party's window.

And US youth is increasingly less Christian. Including Trump supporting youth.

So... I'm not even worried about this long term, relative to everything else to worry about. There will be short term scares, but post Trump Trumpism is not going to be very religious.

Watson Heston had no trouble explaining this to people via cartoon in the 19th century.

Bonus cartoon:

France passed such a law.

In 1905.

The only way religion should be handled in school is in a philosophy class

Alt: the freethought road versus the Orthodox route, a drawing from 1890 about the separate paths faith and reason will lead you to.

USA: What about second Church? We can cut school.

It’s crazy that the conservative Christians have forgotten their own narrative. They claim that “freedom of religion” is about selecting and practicing a preferred denomination of Christianity. Separation from the Church of England (state defined Christianity) is a huge part of their narrative of the creation of the US.

They will discover why that is important in their narrative of history if they continue on this path.

Theology has no place at the table of knowledge

Bro people just gonna walk around that wall.

This should not be controversial

science hasn't been anywhere near there for as long as I can remember

Disagree. People without any religious knowledge are more susceptible to being lured into one.

Instead, school should teach about the history (how they came to be) of the mayor religions.

I recognize this artist instantly - it's Matt Wuerker, a fellow student from Lewis & Clark College. He and I worked on the school paper at the same time - he had already developed his distinctive cartooning style at that age. I don't recall ever talking with him, so I srsly doubt he would remember me, but I've always been a fan of his work. He's one of the more distinguished L&C grads IMO - along with Monica Lewinsky and actress Markie Post (RIP, best known as the beautiful lawyer on Night Court).

I remember when Lauren Boebert said the church should be telling the government what to do, and the crowd she said this to cheered.

The religions will pay for it! It worked so well with the last wall…

Luther was among the first to advocate for separation of Church and State. First, to keep the State out of Church business. And second, to clear the path for a more democratic structure for Christianity but not for the State.