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"I will now say a prayer, and to be clear students, you don't have to join. But if you so wish, I'm gonna go ahead and pray, Dear God, thank you for all the blessings you've given our country. I pray for our leaders to make the right decisions. I pray in particular for President Donald Trump and his team as they continue to bring about change to the country,"
https://www.latintimes.com/head-oklahoma-public-schools-orders-teachers-show-students-video-him-praying-trump-565998
Beefkins
I pray one day we are free from religious nutjobs.
cgt9803
What a shithole.
Nanntuckett
Praying for the dear leader isn’t something someone in a cult would do at all…
missingvegas26
The few of us that voted for Kamala are the teachers trying to keep it together for the kids best we can. It’s a struggle. All districts that are a part of a statewide advocacy group have refused to show it so far. Hope we continue to block our kids from this BS as long as we can.
Anlurai
CULT SHIT ALERT.
captainnewbi
what's this? north korea?
themayorMcCheese
Fuck that, let's light them on fire.. God will put them in the right place, right?
Chalybos
Only acceptable if he’s praying for forgiveness as he catches one to the melon.
thornedrose27
"We're number 50 in education!!! " This explains so much.
DamnThursdays
Why burn yourself... Wake up, Samurai... we got a city to burn...
aluminumonkey
I got $100 on this guy having massive amounts of CP on his devices. He seems the type.
Loctavius
Turnabout is fair play. If he can talk about politics, so can I. And I'm a socialist.
blzrdphoto
They should say a prayer to Marvel Jesus. The ending of the payer is LFG. He didnt sacrifice himself for us to just be Ignored!
DJOldguy
Law and rights are of no concern of these people. Fanatics are always the same, and they will burn down anyone and anything that stands in their way. They always have, always will!
fractalsphere
Next up the pillars of Islam in all the classrooms and facing Mecca at the proper times of day required in all classrooms. But it's a CHOICE so don't worry about it because it's a CHOICE for LIBERTY and FREEDOM.
SeasonedCitizen
Freedom From Religion Foundation, you're needed in Oklahoma.
LeftyLeftLeft
BubbaRunski
Oklahoma. That tracks.
deviousurchin
BosunMark
Kids who join in get no homework..
TheVampireDante
"homework" is a mix of praising trump/prepping as cannon fodder grunts for his army of "dissent resolution specialists." as musk demands.
Emjayen
Christians (and theists in general) should be barred from holding any position of power.
whitegirlcanteven
Or at the very least, from bringing those beliefs into governance, and should be removed if they do. Believe whatever the fuck you want in your own home, on your on time, and the fuck away from me and the government and education system.
SerenaLily
If the cheeto successfully dismantles the department of education, doesn't this chuckle fuck... lose his job? I mean clearly he isn't more intelligent than a squirrel but...
whitegirlcanteven
Not really, education is largely in the states power. DEd is like, FAFSA and federal funding, but it won't be like, an instant getting rid of schools kind of thing. I makes it easier for the states to fuck around, to be sure, but it doesn't get rid of everything in one fell swoop.
SerenaLily
I suppose I was just thinking over the long term, but at the end of the day if this guy even did lose his job he'd still walk away with gajillions of dollars and find a nice cushie job somewhere else...
Puvaradivi
Parents of any faith should encourage their kids to behin their own prayers, out loud overriding the video, with "hail satan, who hath taken over our democracy and placed the hypocrites to oversee us, please collect the bargained souls of said fascists and be gone from this place. Omen"
FerbErrger
PaintyGuys
Hail Satan
PosthumousExile
Hail Satan
Hooffartedyeahhh
I’m an atheist. My kids shouldn’t have to prey. But, I grew up in Florida so everyone had to prey but it was called an invocation.
Lowslefthand
Christians can't agree on what the Bible means. Why would there be multiple churches in every city if they did agree?
Photeus
Every city? It's damn near every street.
TheVampireDante
Typical fanfiction audience disagreement... just on a larger scale.
Eucrow
I had a stroke reading that headline.
purgruv
Yep, because the top part is missing from the screenshot and reads slightly better “Head of Oklahoma Public Schools Orders Teachers to Show Students Video of Him Praying for Trump”
DukeDarkwood
I misread "for" as "to", and didn't even question it until I got to the comments.
bippityboppitybuttsex
Trump won OK by 35 points (66.1/31.9).
2/3 of Oklahomanians wanted this... that is a super majority... fork em.
DSREX
I should ask what it is like being smarter than most of the people around you. But I am guessing it is terrifying.
InvisiblePaladin
You are correct
DSREX
Stay strong my friend, I know the pain. Grew up in MT and SD, I GTFO and am better for it. But it was hard as hell to walk away from family. But they are all MAGA now so I lost nothing.
DancesWithHippos
Fork all their shirt. Except that third. Please, relocate to Pennsylvania, decent third!
bippityboppitybuttsex
I am willing to bet that 1/3 is the First Nations population (a guess, prior to 1924, Native Americans weren't even recognized as citizens and couldn't vote)...
DancesWithHippos
Having lived in Oklahoma and having met many people from various tribal nations, my impression is that they are just as split as the rest of us. But absolutely, the Algonquin, Shawnee, and other Native American Tribal People should absolutely be given back some land that was stolen from their ancestors. I'm all for it, no matter how they vote. But bonus if they swing that state back left! But any and every state, honestly.
bippityboppitybuttsex
I used to work with the Chocktaw, professionally (installed a phone system)... they seemed pretty liberal to me... but they also know that the US Gov't is not to be trusted, under any circumstances... and I don't blame them, at all.
Cooper1977
Man I'd like to relocate somewhere bluer, but I'm pretty stuck here due to housing and COL.
DSREX
49th in education and 46th in Child Mortality. There is nothing OK in Oklahoma.
AllTheKitties
ZERO school children voted for him, and thousands voted against him. I understand it's frustrating, but the vulnerable people in Oklahoma deserve our help and support.
bippityboppitybuttsex
Perhaps, but my goal right now is to protect local... and I currently have the support of our governor in doing just that... I welcome those families that choose to, to move to Illinois.
AllTheKitties
I can absolutely understand and agree with keeping your efforts local. But words are free. Use them more wisely.
yourbassist
That headline needs to go back to public school.
Mr21782Man
The headline is fine, its a shitty crop that makes it nonsense.
yourbassist
No, it's a mess
Mr21782Man
Its really not "Head of Oklahoma Public Schools Orders Teachers to Show Students Video of Him Praying for Trump"
Slashenaar
They Spell it right in the second paragraph *after* the video of him doing it. For the record "Head of Oklahoma Public Schools" is spelled, "State Superintendent Ryan Walters", so as to not imply that the actual schools were responsible for this dumbass white man
yourbassist
My b
geonerd
Matthew 6:5-8
jeffhendo
Proverbs 23:33
psugab
For the lazy
donutposse11337
Who cares what the Bible has to say, either way.
opusupo
Came here to say this. Well placed bit of truth.
bippityboppitybuttsex
If American Christians had read the book of Mathew, none of them would be Republicans.
geonerd
Honestly, just the Sermon on the Mount, which is one of the scarce few places in the Bible that are supposed to be Jesus's own words.
whidbeynice
“Blessed are the cheesemakers. Just the cheesemakers? Are you sure?”
bippityboppitybuttsex
Maybe he wanted to fascinate a woman?
mustbethedragon
"Read" and "book" are problematic words for them.
ChelVanin
Compulsory prayer is unconstitutional. They’ll be sued into oblivion.
thinkybrainpains
Yiu think it be like that but it don’t always
RockKickass
I agree. The more cases go to SCOTUS the less they can decide on in a short time
ClassicSean
I miss those days
secondgoaround
My state, sons’ school said they will not be doing this. Or the Bible thing. For now. Homeschool looking better and better.
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Sonicschilidogs
It doesn't, but it does for conservative judges who think you need to tell someone explicitly that you are breaking the law for it to be illegal. See the SCOTUS ruling on "gratuities" if they receive payment after a specific ruling.
ChazzK
"You don't have to join, but if you so wish---" Probably said with the same tone of voice as an old mobster, "Look, you don't HAVE to pay us anything, but my friend Tony likes his crowbars, you see, and he gets real swingy."
veesee
I think him saying you don't have to join makes it not compulsory
Munchman347
'By who? This administration? Bwahaha! Oh wait, you're serious? Let me laugh Harder... BWAHAHA!!!'
fartscale
It’s Oklahoma, the courts don’t care
Tumescentpie
It should be a crime that is punishable with whatever our "justice" system does to people who violate our most sacred laws. The first amendment should be so protected that this man should be in fear for whatever the worst punishment our retribution system can dish out, but instead he's likely going to move up in station after this.
meganical
There is no God or justice in Florida
AllTheKitties
This is Oklahoma
SmashedYourGlasses
They should be beaten into oblivion for this shit.
RootMeanSqr
....and suck up money meant for public schools. There is a method to their madness.
QuitLookinAtMineAim
You are so close to understanding
supercalifragilisticexpialidociousl
Then take that shit all the way to the Supreme Court.........Oh crap!
SerialChickenLover
Yeahhhhhhh let’s be careful what we wish for here.
Einbrecher
SCOTUS, even in its current fucked up form, has struck down plenty of this kind of stuff already. There were some things this superintended did that they might have let fly - like buying the Bibles - but the dude's gotten ballsy lately and done some stuff that is unambiguously unconstitutional, which they're not going to let fly.
bippityboppitybuttsex
In what court? A Federal court with Trump-appointed justices? Maybe it will get to the SCOTUS, where a majority of the justices want prayer back in school and think the 1st Amendment only prohibits Congress from saying one particular sect of Christianity is the official religion?
ChelVanin
They always think they want prayer in school until it gets there. Christians will fight over WHICH Christian prayer gets used. Then they end up being the ones who ban it again. It’s a cycle we’ve been down before.
Pelican3
It was the basis for the separation clause. To stop the infighting between various Christian sects.
bippityboppitybuttsex
This is why The Satanic Temple is really doing the Lord's Work... cuz they will come in and put up a statue of Baphomet since all religions get equal representation.
FellaWithUmbrella
Biden have appointed 215 federal judges. There are 26 nominations awaiting in Senate. If those go through, he would have appointed more judges than Trump (234).
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bippityboppitybuttsex
Unless a Democrat comes into office and expands the court... but I can't imagine a Democrat having the balls to do it... my guess is the Republicans will expand the court and appoint the worst the Federalists can come up with.
bippityboppitybuttsex
What odds do you lay on the Senate getting around to it before January 3, 2025 (when the new, Republican Senate, is sworn in).