Texas History Lessons to Drop Mother Teresa, Neil Armstrong

[Stingo]

The state Board of Education in Texas has come out with its new educational standards, and this time they rain teh stupid on sixth graders. They’ve decided to take some names out of the texbook, including Mother Teresa and Neil Armstrong. Evidently they aren’t evangelical enough.

http://allspinzone.com/wp/2009/09/22/texas-history-lesons-to-drop-mother-teresa-neil-armstrong/

[Taverner]

1. Of course they are ditching Neil Armstrong - he proves the Earth is round!

Texas Christians for a Flat Earth Educational Policy

[Stingo]

2. Sadly, this is the likely explanation

[Taverner]

3. I have been to rural TX and yes, it probably is

Don't I know some DU'er from a suburb of Austin is going to come out and say "STOP TEXAS BASHING" when we aren't really talking about him/her

[edbermac]

4. Speaking of Armstrong, isn't NASA based in Houston?

Let's just remove NASA from Texas.

[DavidDvorkin]

5. NASA is based in Washington, DC

JSC in Houston is their most visible center.