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Texas Textbooks Battle Is Actually an American War
ideonexus writes "I've been lackadaisical when it comes to following stories about Texas schoolboard attempts to slip creationism into biology textbooks, dismissing the stories as just 'dumbass Texans,' but what I didn't realize is that Texas schoolbooks set the standard for the rest of the country. And it's not just Creationism that this Christian coalition is attempting to bring into schoolbooks, but a full frontal assault on history, politics, and the humanities that exploits the fact that final decisions are being made by a school board completely academically unqualified to make informed evaluations of the changes these lobbyists propose. This evangelical lobby has successfully had references to the American Constitution as a 'living document,' as textbooks have defined it since the 1950s, removed in favor of an 'enduring Constitution' not subject to change, as well as attempting to over-emphasize the role Christianity played in the founding of America. The leaders of these efforts outright admit they are attempting to redefine the way our children understand the political landscape so that, when they grow up, they will have preconceived notions of the American political system that favor their evangelical Christian goals."
How much damage could a poorly educated man from Texas actually cause? It's not like he could become President or something...
Fast, cheap, correct. You get to pick two.
The one that has never been proven.
That would be BOTH.
Also most of the scientists I've meant in three separate colleges believed in a Creator of some kind. After all, the initial singularity from which the universe sprung had to come from somewhere. Science and belief in intelligent design are not incompatible.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
There is no vagueness at all. The constitution is very simple and easy to read. Anyone and their mother can read the constitution and know exactly what it means.
There is no such thing as gravity, only Intelligent Falling, whereby Angels grab your ankles and pull you back down to the ground.
Don't pray in my school and I won't think in your church.
Our most important rule back in the 60's was "Don't trust anyone over 30!"
No. 2 was: Dope can get you thru times of no money better than money can get you thru times of no dope.
I forget no. 3.
A he became president because of something that happened in the Texas Schoolbook Depository. Spooky.
Support Right To Repair Legislation.
Or in this case, Tex dollars.
+0 Meh
A no-tail? Are you local? This is a local shop for local people, we'll have no trouble here.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Or creationists could have tons of scientific evidence:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/get-answers#/v/qa
Peter predicted that you would "deliberately forget" creation 2000 years ago...
A 'god' or an 'intelligent designer' does not have time, money, or resource constraints to worry about as developers do. They are always portrayed as omnipotent beings which could have easily designed a man w/o nipples.
I think God outsourced some of the work to lesser, overworked deities who took shortcuts. That gave God the time to design really awesome things like supernovas and pulsars and rainbows and wolverines.
but what I didn't realize is that Texas schoolbooks set the standard for the rest of the country.
Wow... I sure hope their schoolbook depositories don't set a standard for the rest of the country.
"Destroy science and religion. Science would re-emerge exactly the same; but not religion." - Penn Jillette, paraphrased