Last edited by Horses; 14th March 2010 at 12:59 AM.
the proposal is to edit history books to put a positive spin on American republican politics, The same was done by hitler's administration to put the "aryan" race in a positive light. It ended in tears in 1945, it ended in tears in Iraq in 2003, it'll end in tears again, such is the effect of revisionism.
The Texas Board of Education's far-right faction wielded their power to shape lessons on the civil rights movement, the U.S. free enterprise system and hundreds of other topics:
– To avoid exposing students to “transvestites, transsexuals and who knows what else,” the Board struck the curriculum’s reference to “sex and gender as social constructs.”
– The Board removed Thomas Jefferson from the Texas curriculum, “replacing him with religious right icon John Calvin.”
– The Board refused to require that “students learn that the Constitution prevents the U.S. government from promoting one religion over all others.”
– The Board struck the word “democratic” from the description of the U.S. government, instead terming it a “constitutional republic.”
Think Progress Texas Board of Education cuts Thomas Jefferson out of its textbooks.
Sweet ****ing Jesus!
CiaranMc, why does this suprise you? they teach creation science and abstenance only sex ed classes. They're not the brightest nation on Earth.