Every time I see stuff like this I just have to shake my head in disbelief and hope that the kids in our schools some how manage to discover the truth on their own because they sure as heck will not find it out in our school system so long as the religious right has a hand in the school boards.


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As a citizen of the mentally challenged stated of Texas, I apologize to the rest of the country. I'm sorry and I just have to say I did not vote for a single one of these half wits.

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- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

If the religious right had their way, the earth would still be flat. I don't pay much attention to the stupid states of the south, but I always wonder how they explain the existance of "fossil" fuel.

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They have that covered, too. I don't recall the reasons given, but it is something like oil just is there much like iron ore is just found in the ground.

As discussed many time before, the sheer size of Texas' educational book purchases for their schools leads to publishers "catering" to the Lone Star State's book reviewers. Since publishers don't sell just a "Texas Edition" other states wind up with the same books.

There have been expressions of this becoming part of history as more "e-books" find their way into the educational system, which would allow for a "Texas Only" edition to be easily distributed.

I have to wonder why. After all, if auto manufacturers had to make "California emissions" different from the rest of the nation I don't see why text book publishers couldn't print a "Texas" edition with a few extra words in it.

Some sort of disclaimer like "Warning, the state of Texas has determined that thinking is dangerous to your health" etc.

- Peter.

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^^^ When I saw this post of yours from yesterday, thoughts unbidden about the Texas School Book depository building overlooking Dealy Square in Dallas crept into my mind,

Just imagine that.

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Why do you guys hate people with differing beliefs?

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I believe they must feel threatened by it, is why.

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Some Conservatives have constantly stated that their opposition to abortion is due to the 'fact' that taxpayer money is used for this procedure. This, in their viewpoint, settles the argument in their favor.

And yet when anyone speaks out against using taxpayer dollars to teach religion in school Conservative quickly point out that anyone opposed to this must feel threatened by it. Again, to them this settles the argument.

Why?

Teaching religion in public schools is forbidden in Oklahoma due to a clause in the Oklahoma Constitution that prevents any tax dollars, in any form, from being used in any way to promote any religion.

Prayers are offered at the beginning of public events, but no Clergyperson is allowed to be compensated even one thin dime for doing so.

This has not stopped various groups from trying to find a way around the Constitution in order to allow their views to be taught in public schools, but so far short of changing the Oklahoma Constitution no legal way has been found.

A few years ago there was a craze here to place copies of the Ten Commandments on courthouse lawns. The amounts of money spent to see this through were staggering and, in the end, fruitless. Some groups even had the stones created and dropped them off in the middle of the night and dared the County to remove them. So they did and the result of this was nothing.

Our current Gov. Fallin has been asked to comment on this, but as someone who must take an oath to uphold the Oklahoma Constitution she has simply dodged the question.

Well, let's see that Texas board allow the teaching different theories of creationism other than the Christian version . . . in science classes . . . that will be the test of who is tolerant of differing beliefs.

Mainly it has to do with their complete lack of comprehension of what the phrase "Separation of church and state" means. If they want to teach a class called "Alternatives to Rational Thinking" then I welcome them to teach whatever the hell they want. When the class is called "Science" then science is what needs to be taught regardless of whether that conflicts with what you choose to believe.

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Indeed. Believe whatever the hell crap you want to believe. Push whatever the hell cult you want to push. But keep religious bull**** the **** out of science class.

- Peter.

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1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

X2.

I've never known anyone who believed in creationism, what an odd thing to think like that.

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