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Texas approves textbooks with Moses as founding father.

Texas approves textbooks with Moses as Founding Father

November 21, 2014Leave a Comment
by: Michael Stone
Christian conservatives win, children lose: Texas textbooks will teach public school students that the Founding Fathers based the Constitution on the Bible, and the American system of democracy was inspired by Moses.
On Friday the Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education voted along party lines 10-5 to approve the biased and inaccurate textbooks. The vote signals a victory for Christian conservatives in Texas, and a disappointing defeat for historical accuracy and the education of innocent children.
The textbooks were written to align with instructional standards that the Board of Education approved back in 2010 with the explicit intention of forcing social studies teaching to adhere to a conservative Christian agenda. The standards require teachers to emphasize America’s so called “Christian heritage.”

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2014/11/texas-approves-textbooks-with-moses-as-founding-father/

I hope to hell I've been taken in by a hoax, because this is downright scary.

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Texas approves textbooks with Moses as founding father. (Original post)	WillParkinson	Nov 2014	OP
The collapse of western civilization.	JaneyVee	Nov 2014	#1
No, just ours. nt	awoke_in_2003	Nov 2014	#13
get a court challenge on it. and good luck. I wouldhave to move.	roguevalley	Nov 2014	#35
Unfortunately, because of Texas' size	awoke_in_2003	Nov 2014	#36
you have the best and most deep wishes for good from me then, honey. Hugs.	roguevalley	Nov 2014	#37
I still haven't adjusted to this crazy state	awoke_in_2003	Nov 2014	#44
My thought precisely. This is the beginning of the end of the Anglo-American-Australian Empire.	JDPriestly	Nov 2014	#23
True. It'll mean the end of the world as we know it.	Louisiana1976	Nov 2014	#32
What started with Isaac Newton	DBoon	Nov 2014	#54
Don't suppress with Texas! n/t	Orsino	Nov 2014	#64
The article does not match the title	yeoman6987	Nov 2014	#47
Hmm, I wonder if it has the part about the world being a terrible place	louis-t	Nov 2014	#2
They must have run out of libraries to burn	Dirty Socialist	Nov 2014	#3
All I can do is laugh.	lpbk2713	Nov 2014	#4
Won't just be Texas, they have tremendous influence on textbooks.	TheKentuckian	Nov 2014	#6
No way other states put up with that	kcr	Nov 2014	#41
Actually my kids here in TX don't use textbooks	ctaylors6	Nov 2014	#15
"I used to be disgusted / but now I'm just amused"	Prophet 451	Nov 2014	#17
Religious fundies working to destroy civilization in yet another arena	on point	Nov 2014	#5
It's all about turning folks against public schools. This will help a lot. nt	kelliekat44	Nov 2014	#7
Here's the actual story...	ScreamingMeemie	Nov 2014	#8
Don't assume that moving on to tablets means no textbooks.	pnwmom	Nov 2014	#10
omg ... honestly I thought you were talking about these ...	sunnystarr	Nov 2014	#20
LOL. n/t	pnwmom	Nov 2014	#28
So did I…and	PCIntern	Nov 2014	#74
omg yessssss lol	sunnystarr	Nov 2014	#75
If I was a parent who "assumed" things, I wouldn't be much of a parent at all.	ScreamingMeemie	Nov 2014	#59
"The bible is a book with some beautiful poetry, a blood stained history, a wealth of obscenity..	Tierra_y_Libertad	Nov 2014	#69
The stoopid never stops.	Fuddnik	Nov 2014	#9
The title is a little misleading: the district is teaching that the Constitution was based on	Wella	Nov 2014	#11
Thank you. Great post. Simply said and accurate.	JDPriestly	Nov 2014	#30
Headline titles are more of an art	JonLP24	Nov 2014	#48
I get it. Was it Jon Stewart who had something on the creation of blog titles?	Wella	Nov 2014	#51
" The writers spent more time on a catchy title than content." < Much like this post. n/t	jtuck004	Nov 2014	#71
I'm not writing a blog or a news story; nor am I writing a title to misrepresent facts	Wella	Nov 2014	#72
it's not like you can make people here that much more stupid	Skittles	Nov 2014	#12
Don't misunderestimate them n/t	IDemo	Nov 2014	#31
the progressives, no	Skittles	Nov 2014	#55
+1	BrotherIvan	Nov 2014	#49
Next we are going to hear how Moses...	awoke_in_2003	Nov 2014	#14
Oh, sure, I bet you think George Washington crossed the Delaware all by himself?	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2014	#16
...	BrotherIvan	Nov 2014	#50
From the WSJ article:	Kablooie	Nov 2014	#18
Christian conservatives are a load of sick fucks.	Enthusiast	Nov 2014	#19
Read "The Authoritarians" if you're interested	BrotherIvan	Nov 2014	#52
Thanks. I copied the link into my links folder.	Enthusiast	Nov 2014	#57
I knew it was Moses	packman	Nov 2014	#21
Except the First Amendment and the First Commandment say two opposite things	jberryhill	Nov 2014	#42
Some of our Founding Fathers are turning over in their graves.	JDPriestly	Nov 2014	#22
what???!!!!	heaven05	Nov 2014	#24
Revisionism	jalan48	Nov 2014	#25
I was thinking George Orwell myself	exboyfil	Nov 2014	#38
Fuck it, I give up. If this is true, we'Re seriously in Idiocracy territory now.	Initech	Nov 2014	#26
It's not only the children losing nt	LiberalElite	Nov 2014	#27
I heard it on great authority that their were fifteen commandments.	longship	Nov 2014	#29
I teach these kids in community college in Texas	ashling	Nov 2014	#33
You're misunderstanding this. It's a boon for education.	Trillo	Nov 2014	#46
You are a teacher	joeglow3	Nov 2014	#62
Actually, the assignment was to compare the method's of	ashling	Nov 2014	#70
I hate it when teachers interject their personal views into the classroom.	joeglow3	Nov 2014	#77
The sarcasm was for this site ONLY	ashling	Nov 2014	#79
Moses freed slaves, and if the constitution is based on Moses	Yavin4	Nov 2014	#34
Don't you know only Jewish slaves need to be freed	exboyfil	Nov 2014	#40
"Why do we always have to be the stupid country?" -- Bill Maher	Auggie	Nov 2014	#39
The biblitution shrugged	gwheezie	Nov 2014	#43
Wait...Moses didn't help defeat the German horde at Hidden Valley Fort?	Rex	Nov 2014	#45
As liberal elites sit back and laugh, they refuse to understand how dangerous this has become	YOHABLO	Nov 2014	#53
Bunch of sick fucks.	geomon666	Nov 2014	#56
Our textbooks are now being vetted by the people who cried when they heard there is no Santa Claus	DFW	Nov 2014	#58
Maybe an A.C.L.U. or F.F.R. case.	Hoppy	Nov 2014	#60
Dear God, do they believe Texas is the Promised Land?	aquart	Nov 2014	#61
I wonder which countries our scientists will flee to? n/t	Orsino	Nov 2014	#63
thank god texass no longer has a strangle hold on all textbooks.	pansypoo53219	Nov 2014	#65
Okay, so Moses is the "Founding Father"...	KansDem	Nov 2014	#66
My daughter and I talk	TBF	Nov 2014	#67
Moses Malone?	JEB	Nov 2014	#68
Question?	bleedinglib	Nov 2014	#73
The appropriate term is he "trickled" down from the mountain.	Takket	Nov 2014	#78
Moses....	Historic NY	Nov 2014	#76
It's worrying that they mention a mythical figure as having any influence at all	muriel_volestrangler	Nov 2014	#80

Response to WillParkinson (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2014, 05:26 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

Texas approves textbooks with Moses as founding father.

1. The collapse of western civilization.

13. No, just ours. nt

35. get a court challenge on it. and good luck. I wouldhave to move.

36. Unfortunately, because of Texas' size

37. you have the best and most deep wishes for good from me then, honey. Hugs.

44. I still haven't adjusted to this crazy state

23. My thought precisely. This is the beginning of the end of the Anglo-American-Australian Empire.

32. True. It'll mean the end of the world as we know it.

54. What started with Isaac Newton

64. Don't suppress with Texas! n/t

47. The article does not match the title

2. Hmm, I wonder if it has the part about the world being a terrible place

3. They must have run out of libraries to burn

4. All I can do is laugh.

6. Won't just be Texas, they have tremendous influence on textbooks.

41. No way other states put up with that

15. Actually my kids here in TX don't use textbooks

17. "I used to be disgusted / but now I'm just amused"

5. Religious fundies working to destroy civilization in yet another arena

7. It's all about turning folks against public schools. This will help a lot. nt

8. Here's the actual story...

10. Don't assume that moving on to tablets means no textbooks.

20. omg ... honestly I thought you were talking about these ...

28. LOL. n/t

74. So did I…and

75. omg yessssss lol

59. If I was a parent who "assumed" things, I wouldn't be much of a parent at all.

69. "The bible is a book with some beautiful poetry, a blood stained history, a wealth of obscenity..

9. The stoopid never stops.

11. The title is a little misleading: the district is teaching that the Constitution was based on

30. Thank you. Great post. Simply said and accurate.

48. Headline titles are more of an art

51. I get it. Was it Jon Stewart who had something on the creation of blog titles?

71. " The writers spent more time on a catchy title than content." < Much like this post. n/t

72. I'm not writing a blog or a news story; nor am I writing a title to misrepresent facts

12. it's not like you can make people here that much more stupid

31. Don't misunderestimate them n/t

55. the progressives, no

49. +1

14. Next we are going to hear how Moses...

16. Oh, sure, I bet you think George Washington crossed the Delaware all by himself?

50. ...

18. From the WSJ article:

19. Christian conservatives are a load of sick fucks.

52. Read "The Authoritarians" if you're interested

57. Thanks. I copied the link into my links folder.

21. I knew it was Moses

42. Except the First Amendment and the First Commandment say two opposite things

22. Some of our Founding Fathers are turning over in their graves.

24. what???!!!!

25. Revisionism

38. I was thinking George Orwell myself

26. Fuck it, I give up. If this is true, we'Re seriously in Idiocracy territory now.

27. It's not only the children losing nt

29. I heard it on great authority that their were fifteen commandments.

33. I teach these kids in community college in Texas

46. You're misunderstanding this. It's a boon for education.

62. You are a teacher

70. Actually, the assignment was to compare the method's of

77. I hate it when teachers interject their personal views into the classroom.

79. The sarcasm was for this site ONLY

34. Moses freed slaves, and if the constitution is based on Moses

40. Don't you know only Jewish slaves need to be freed

39. "Why do we always have to be the stupid country?" -- Bill Maher

43. The biblitution shrugged

45. Wait...Moses didn't help defeat the German horde at Hidden Valley Fort?

53. As liberal elites sit back and laugh, they refuse to understand how dangerous this has become

56. Bunch of sick fucks.

58. Our textbooks are now being vetted by the people who cried when they heard there is no Santa Claus

60. Maybe an A.C.L.U. or F.F.R. case.

61. Dear God, do they believe Texas is the Promised Land?

63. I wonder which countries our scientists will flee to? n/t

65. thank god texass no longer has a strangle hold on all textbooks.

66. Okay, so Moses is the "Founding Father"...

67. My daughter and I talk

68. Moses Malone?

73. Question?

78. The appropriate term is he "trickled" down from the mountain.

76. Moses....