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> Homer stated in post r9k2e8-s7a.ln1@xxxxxxxxxx on 7/1/11 9:44 PM:
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>
>>> Here is the article I read at the time about this latest controversy:
>>>
>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/16/texas-schools-rewrites-us-history
>>
>> Better late than never.
>
> I already provided you with similar links.
>
>>> Excerpts:
>>>
>>> "The board is to vote on a sweeping purge of alleged liberal bias in Texas
>>> school textbooks in favour of what Dunbar says really matters: a belief in
>>> America as a nation chosen by God as a beacon to the world, and free
>>> enterprise as the cornerstone of liberty and democracy."
>>>
>>> "Those corrections have prompted a blizzard of accusations of rewriting
>>> history and indoctrinating children by promoting rightwing views on
>>> religion, economics and guns while diminishing the science of evolution, the
>>> civil rights movement and the horrors of slavery."
>>>
>> It's clear from that article that this is not really about about religion at
>> all, but simply neocon politics disguised as religion.
>
> Welcome to the Texas board of education.
>
>> So why don't its antagonists call it what it is, political extremism, rather
>> than jump on it as an excuse to attack religion?
>>
>> As a former Christian, I never supported slavery or guns or neocon politics.
>> Indeed I fail to see how any real Christian could consolidate those ideals
>> with Christianity.
>
> But many Christians do. Sorta kills the idea that religion, in general, is
> what is teaching morality.
>
>> Allowing people the freedom to believe in God is one thing, but Dunbar is
>> promoting supremacy, intolerance and greed, which unlike mere passive belief
>> /does/ subjugate others, and as such should be prohibited.
>>
>> It's unfortunate that an extremist like Dunbar has chosen to taint
>> Christianity with her bigotry. It's even more unfortunate that others can't
>> see it for what it is, and not as a problem with religion per se.
>
> Good to see you beginning to understand the problem with Texas and schools.
>
>>> This is progress?
>>
>> No.
So also remember who was pushing for this agenda.
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~~ Best of wishes
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