SO glad I don't live in Texas...

[SteelCurtain]

Creationism in Texas Public Schools Undermines Charter Movement

Gross...

The curriculum tells students that a “lack of transitional fossils” is a “problem for evolutionists who hold a view of uninterrupted evolution over long periods of time.”

“With regards to social Darwinism, do you think humans who are not capable should be left to die out, or should they be helped?”

In the section on the causes of World War I, the study materials suggest that “anti-Christian bias” coming out of the Enlightenment helped create the foundations for the war. The workbook states, “[T]he abandoning of religious standards of conduct and the breakdown in respect for governmental authority would lead to one of two options: either anarchy or dictatorship would prevail in the absence of a monarch.” Responsive Ed also asserts that a person’s values are based on solely his or her religious beliefs.

When discussing stem cells, it claims President George W. Bush banned stem-cell research because it was done “primarily with the cells from aborted babies.” The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine debunks this on its website: “A common misconception is that the cells can come from aborted fetuses, which is in fact not possible.”

So much more. Samurais caused World War II, Darwinism created the Nazis, vaccines cause autism, feminism happened because disenfranchised women had to turn to the state for a "surrogate husband."

Tax dollars at work! No wonder America is swiftly sliding down the charts in Science and Math.

[The Valkyrie]

Creationism in Texas Public Schools Undermines Charter Movement

Gross...

The curriculum tells students that a “lack of transitional fossils” is a “problem for evolutionists who hold a view of uninterrupted evolution over long periods of time.”

“With regards to social Darwinism, do you think humans who are not capable should be left to die out, or should they be helped?”

In the section on the causes of World War I, the study materials suggest that “anti-Christian bias” coming out of the Enlightenment helped create the foundations for the war. The workbook states, “[T]he abandoning of religious standards of conduct and the breakdown in respect for governmental authority would lead to one of two options: either anarchy or dictatorship would prevail in the absence of a monarch.” Responsive Ed also asserts that a person’s values are based on solely his or her religious beliefs.

When discussing stem cells, it claims President George W. Bush banned stem-cell research because it was done “primarily with the cells from aborted babies.” The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine debunks this on its website: “A common misconception is that the cells can come from aborted fetuses, which is in fact not possible.”

So much more. Samurais caused World War II, Darwinism created the Nazis, vaccines cause autism, feminism happened because disenfranchised women had to turn to the state for a "surrogate husband."

Tax dollars at work! No wonder America is swiftly sliding down the charts in Science and Math.

Well, the Religious Conservatives have long recognised that education - especially higher education - is a threat to religious belief. And the way to combat that is to target kids and undermine accepted education, science, and facts.

As I stated in an article about Rick Perry when he announced he wouldn't run for governor again, "I hope to encounter Rick in a job he is truly qualified for. And to answer now the question he will be asking Yes, Rick, I DO want 'fries with that."

Unfortunately it seems that the Bored of Education (not a typo) in Texas wants to supply a lot more servers to the fast food industry . . .

[ThePinsir]

My jaw literally dropped reading that post. I'm in Louisiana. I'm scared.

[Minimalist]

“With regards to social Darwinism, do you think humans who are not capable should be left to die out, or should they be helped?”

Wait a minute. Fucking over people who need help is the bed rock view of republicunt theory. The only people those cocksuckers help are rich corporate bastards.

[EgoRaptor]

“With regards to social Darwinism, do you think humans who are not capable should be left to die out, or should they be helped?”

Well I do think that those on the board of education who are clearly incapable of doing their jobs correctly should be lined up & shot.

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Also, that is a horrible misdefinition of social darwinism, which wikipedia defines thusly;

Social Darwinism is a modern name given to various theories of society that emerged in England and the United States in the 1870s, and which allegedly sought to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics. Social Darwinists generally argue that the strong should see their wealth and power increase while the weak should see their wealth and power decrease.

A good example of social darwinism would be if fundies were disenfranchised, for instance. That is something I would support.

[SteelCurtain]

A good example of social darwinism would be if fundies were disenfranchised, for instance. That is something I would support.

That would be so irony soaked and satisfying at the same time...

[Clueless Morgan]

As I stated in an article about Rick Perry when he announced he wouldn't run for governor again, "I hope to encounter Rick in a job he is truly qualified for. And to answer now the question he will be asking Yes, Rick, I DO want 'fries with that."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFlCD5CYAcU

[Darkstar]

*sigh*

Appalling, but not surprising.

[Faith No More]

Greg Abbott, the current attorney general and front-runner in the Texas governor’s race, seems to be of a similar mindset. One piece of his campaign literature shows a gun and a Bible and includes the phrase, “Two things that every American should know how to use … Neither of which are taught in schools.”

[Minimalist]

It's hard to get much more fucked up than Texas.