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JoethePleb's JournalRebels Roused By 13yr Old’s Plan to Rename “Confederate Heroes’ Day”
In 1973 the Texas Legislature decided to combine the birthdays of two Confederate war icons, Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, into one holiday called “Confederate Heroes’ Day.”
This year that state holiday coincided with the federal holiday “Martin Luther King Jr. Day.” To a lot of folks, that just doesn’t sit well, including Jacob Hale, an 8th grader and constituent of Austin state representative Donna Howard.
Jacob told KVUE that, “it’s ironic that we celebrate MLK Day, where we’re supposed to be celebrating racial progress and the fight for equality, but then also we have ‘Confederate Heroes Day’ which acknowledges the men who fought for slavery as ‘heroes.’”
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/29649/rebels-roused-13yr-olds-plan-rename-confederate-heros-day
Senator’s “Religious Freedom” Bill Would Protect Sharia Law In Texas
"...the events during Texas Muslim Capitol Day and the fact that there has been an uptick in online impressions regarding the practice of Sharia Law in Texas, left me asking if Campbell’s law, which was surely thought up as a defense in the “war on Christianity,” would also serve to protect other minority religious practices. And of course the answer is, “Yes.”"
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/29541/senators-religious-freedom-bill-protect-sharia-law-texas
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