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Froward69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 01:18 PM
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Texas education board refuses to require religious-freedom lesson
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 01:31 PM
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1. see... and many here argued that the decision would eventually lead to state sponsored religion
naive and blind people.
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Froward69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 01:36 PM
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2. YUP
it would appear in Texas the choice of religion (or to not choose one) is too dangerous to their own ideology...

the fear of an educated electorate is just too much to tolerate.
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 01:37 PM
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3. lol
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 01:41 PM
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4. makes charters and homeschooling look
"not so bad" now, eh "usual opponents" of same??

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Froward69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 01:55 PM
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5. truth
I would teach my kids additional lessons at home...

sooner or later no student from Texas will make it to college, because they have no conceptual/accurate/rational skills.
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alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 01:59 PM
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6. The Texas Board of Ed is a disgrace.
Our local representative walked out on a meeting because of their right-wing bullshit.
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Froward69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 02:24 PM
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7. be prepaired for "stupid Texan" Jokes
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MattBaggins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 02:31 PM
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8. New York and California need to work together to create a set of standards
that will result in a blocking of Texas Schools books from entering our states.
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 02:55 PM
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9. Let me quote Mark Twain:
"First God created idiots. That was for practice. Then he invented School Boards".


---Mark Twain
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Froward69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 03:15 PM
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10. Hear Here!!
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