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ENJOY it while you can…………………………………………….WITHOUT major changes in AUSTIN and WASHINGTON DC in NOVEMBER the PROGESSIVES will shove it down out throats and laugh while they do it.

PRO GUESS IVES if you missed my meaning.

It appears the conservative board is getting things back in balance after years of liberalism. We have the remember the following according to the article. “The curriculum standards will now be published in a state register, opening them up for 30 days of public comment.” There will be a public outcry by the liberals when the over 100 amendments come before the public eye. I’m tired of reading the liberal propaganda for over 50 years. Fortunately, I didn’t start getting the liberal propaganda in my education until I reached college. I had one blatant communist teacher at the University of Houston.

So a real estate agent who dismisses separation of church and state as a recent lefty invention, not knowing or caring, I suppose, that the U.S. Supreme Court has authoritatively decided–nine zip–otherwise and that Jefferson and Madison plainly stated their understanding that the Constitution separates church and state, somehow feels qualified to foist his notions of constitutional law and history on Texas school children? This does not bode well for Texas or its school children. I suppose colleges and schools across the country will need to come up with remedial courses for future Texans venturing beyond the state’s borders.

Yeah Doug Indeap…….as if the colleges and schools across the country don’t already provide remedial courses for children coming out of public schools due to the brain rot education they receive now. I’ll take a “Christian Indocterniation” any day over the secularism and moral relativism that they have been teaching. As long as I’m providing funding via property taxes to the local school district, then I’ll see fit to fight along side those with whom I agree on the curriculum. If this offends you, the join with those of us who are working to allow people to take the school portion of our property taxes, and use those funds to send our children to the school of our choice. I mean really….you liberals are all about choice right. Let me have my own money back to send my kids to the schools of my choice, and I’ll leave you alone to send your kids to the “state” and in the end, we’ll see which one of them receive the better education.

Fantastic post, Paul. Well said!

Whatever happened to the voucher system movement? I have sent one son through a private Christian school education and my other two sons are going through the public school system. I’ve seen the contrast and results in my son’s educations. The public school is no match for the private Christian schools. It constantly aggrevated me that I paid school taxes, got no benefit out of it for my son, and then my wife and I made the sacrifice and provided an expensive private education. I also like the social and spiritual benefits of a private Christian school. My son didn’t have to navigate the religion of the public school system, “secular humanism” nor deal with the Marxism in the “environmental movement.”

It seems to me that being “founded on Christian principles” is a much more noble and beneficial design than the currently promoted ideal of ‘forced Christianity” for all students in the educational system. Why not teach facts as facts, theories as theories, and most of all, teach kids how to learn and why it is important?

Whether liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, Christian or Jew (or Buddhist) – why not teach a little balance, along with personal accountability?

“FORCED CHRISTIANITY” for years Satan has been at work in WASHINGTON.
Finally Christians are reclaiming their RIGHT to Religious Freedom.
We are rejoicing in the the squealing we hear from those who would have silenced our GOD.

Lorenzo, sometimes when you do what you are suggesting, it turns out that you have allowed the camel’s nose under the tent. This is how things got so out of balance. You are not wrong, in fact , you are right. They need to learn these things, but too often our teachers are taught by the liberal/progressive crowd and all fairness and accuracy is removed from the teachings. The liberals/progressives/ Socialists/Communists have little by little moved their agenda to being the only ideas being taught. They have PROGRESSIVELY taken over.

Not only in education, but now you see in our politics and social attitudes the destruction generated by Socialists and Communists. It is the liberal and progressive ideas that have destroyed much of our religion and our culture. Remember, they DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD. Some may claim that they do (like our President), but they don’t. They want freedom to do some of the most vile things (example Gay march at Clinton’s inauguration).

Three things must happen to accomplish the take over of a nation/people. First, you must destroy their religion. Second, you must make them forget who they are, forget their heritage (not teach history correctly). And lastly, you must disarm them.

If the people are ever disarmed, we have lost the battle.

Get the government out of all education, perod! Let communities and local people found, run, and be responsible for the education of their own kids, right where they live.

Inculding raising the funds and paying for it!!!

ALL school districts would basically turn into “private” styled schools.

David, I don’t really disagree with you at all, and CW… I’m not talking about forcing Christianity on Christians, I’m talking about forcing it on people of other faiths. And I don’t really think anyone has ever tried to bar a Christian in this country from practicing Christianity. Hopefully, we won’t ever “get so conservative” that we try to discourage Jews from practicing Judaism, Muslims from practicing Islam, Buddhists from practicing Buddhism and etc.

Whether you like it or not, the United States is not a 100% Christian nation, and although it is and always has been *predominantly Christian*, even at the signing of the Declaration and ratification of the Constitution, there were non-Christians contributing greatly to the building of the country.

Now don’t get me wrong. I think it is important to teach about how religion played a role in the founding, but I’d really hate to see us get to a point where the pendulum swings so far the other way that the liberals can then claim that the conservatives have pushed their agenda so far that their beliefs are the only ones being taught.

You may argue that what once was good for the goose (liberals) is now good for the gander (conservatives), but if you don’t look for a healthy and respectful balance, both will be served for Thanksgiving dinner. (But this time the Indians probably won’t be invited.)

I spent 42 years in the TX classroom ~~~~watching the dumb down. Me thinks it might be too late for the swing back. The kids have been taught to worship the earth–go GREEN~~after all they are just another animal, and by-golly, they are playing out the message~~~~living like animals. I just glad I will never have to darken another classroom door.

Despite not being a fan, I think Chuck Norris’s double-length exclusive column at World Net Daily (“Don’t mess with Texas…textbooks”) on the issue actually has some very valid points, especially in pointing out America’s Founders’ intent for religion in education.

Here’s a sample from his column at
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=127935

“…conservatives argue that most American history in textbooks basically avoids religion – and thus changes and misrepresents history – and prominent religious scholars are apt to agree with them on that point. Martin Marty, emeritus professor at the University of Chicago, former president of the American Academy of Religion and the American Society of Church History and recognized as one of the country’s foremost American religious historians, explained, ‘In American history, religion is all over the place, and wherever it appears, you should tell the story and do it appropriately.’

“The founders’ educational philosophy even included teaching the Bible. As Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, wrote, “To the citizens of Philadelphia: A Plan for Free Schools,” on March 28, 1787: ‘Let the children who are sent to those schools be taught to read and write and above all, let both sexes be carefully instructed in the principles and obligations of the Christian religion. This is the most essential part of education.’

“Noah Webster, the ‘Father of American Scholarship and Education,’ stated, ‘In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government, ought to be instructed. … No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.’

“In 1789, during the same time when the First Amendment was written, then-President George Washington signed into law the Northwest Ordinance, which states, ‘Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.’ Does anyone not know what the term ‘forever’ means? Can any member of the SBOE or any other state board of education be penalized for agreeing with the founders of America?

“Even Thomas Jefferson, while protecting the University of Virginia (chartered in 1819) from the single sectarianism typically connected to other higher academic institutions of his day, wrote about his vision for the university on Dec. 27, 1820: ‘This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow the truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error as long as reason is left free to combat it.’”

Seems to me Jefferson would have tolerated both extreme points of view and that our polarizing over issues like religion wouldn’ t have been a threat to him IN EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES.

How will this following Bible verse be worked into the curriculum of Texas’ schools?

Act 4:32 “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart andof one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common” – King James
or
“And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul” and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own: but all things were common property to them. . . . For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales, and lay them at the apostles’ fee; and they would be distributed to each, as any had need.” (Acts: 4: 32, 24-5 New American Standard Bible”

Does it go under Christianity or Communism?

Now, I fully expect to be cursed at but as a Preacher’s Daughter, this passage always confused me before the USSR collapse. Remember, I didn’t write it. I’m just pointing it out to the good, branding iron Christians of Texas.

Where does it go?

How is anybody actually accepting this? They’re taking a founding father out of the Texas textbooks! And might I add the predominant author of the Declaration of Independence! And also accepting that McCarthyism was in fact not total BS so a total nut could gain political power? This is also force fed religion, hello! not all people are christians, that’s for sunday school, not for actual school.