Bible-based textbook by Dave Ramsey approved for Florida classrooms

[Demovictory9]

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/09/15/pasco-residents-object-bible-based-textbook-by-money-guru-dave-ramsey/

Pasco residents object to Bible-based textbook by money guru Dave Ramsey
The personal finance text is approved for Florida classrooms, but some say its religious content is unfit for public schools.


Another set of materials approved for use in Florida classrooms has come under fire, with some saying it could indoctrinate students.

Eight Pasco County residents have objected to the school board’s adoption of the “Foundations in Personal Finance” textbook by Dave Ramsey, the internet financial advice personality. Ramsey, whose shows are listened to by millions of people, has said frequently that he bases his teachings and advice on evangelical Christian beliefs, and sprinkles Bible verses throughout the pages.

Calls and emails to his company Ramsey Solutions were not returned.

Opponents of the book, often used by home schooling families, argue it tells students what to think rather than how to think about personal finance, a course that lawmakers recently set as a high school graduation requirement. They suggest it runs counter to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ insistence that schools educate, not indoctrinate.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I wish the 8 Pasco Country residents all the luck in the world.

[Freethinker65]

2. Who would Jesus defraud?

The complaint also alleges Ramsey promoted "deceptive, false and incomplete information," in violation of consumer protection laws, while personally earning $450,000 a month from the deal.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-ramsey-getting-sued-150-million-lawsuit-timeshare-exit/

[slightlv]

3. Okay.... wait a minute!

Did I read that right? A Bible based Personal Finance textbook in Florida?!!!

Granted, I gave up Christianity when they laughed at me when I wanted to enroll for the clergy at 18. Granted, it was a Baptist Seminary, in the early 70's, and I am female, but still.... jacked my jaws.

However, my grandmother was a traveling preacher and she made sure she taught me the bible from a very early age. I wracked my brains trying to come up with verses that dealt with personal finance in the Bible.

Starting with the obvious: Love of money is the root of all evil sounds too general to be personal finance and yet... it could work.

And, "Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's (but again, that sounds real general).

And Jubilee was a big idea in the bible. Imagine... starting every 7th year completely debt free from all your debtors!!!!!!

But I just couldn't come up with any other verses, and even less on the ideas about finance of any kind that wouldn't identify as "woke" to these racist, misogynistic bible creeps.

So, it's an empty textbook, right?

[keithbvadu2]

4. The Bible has all the answers... IF

you cherry-pick the parts you like.
you misinterpret the parts that are inconvenient.
you ignore the parts you don't like.

[Demovictory9]

6. And ignore the existence of writings excluded from the standard versions of the bible

[lindysalsagal]

5. :hurl: