SBOE adopts science standards; was the fix in?
When the Texas Freedom Network puts out an approving statement about an action taken by the State Board of Education, you know something strange is going on.
Here was the TFN statement:
“Today we saw Texas kids and sound science finally win a vote on the State Board of Education. Now our public schools can focus on teaching their students fact-based science that will prepare them for college and a 21st-century economy. And our schoolchildren won’t be held hostage to bad decisions made by a politicized board that adopted flawed science curriculum standards two years ago. Moreover, today we saw that the far right’s stranglehold over the state board is finally loosening after last year’s elections. That’s very good news for public education in Texas.”
Now, I hate to be accused of being a cynic, but…do you suppose the far right members on the board had a sudden conversion experience that led them to abandon their strident positions of yesteryear? Or is it possible that, with the entire political world focused on Rick Perry, a call went out to SBOE chair Barbara Carghill suggesting that she round up the votes to adopt the education commissioner’s list of recommended science materials and adjourn the meeting ASAP before somebody says something about creationism?
Tagged: barbara cargill, rick perry, sboe, texas freedom network
Anonymous says:
Perry playing politics with the SBOE? Making himself look good at the expense of school children? Fix in? Oh, Paul, please. Not from a dyed in the wool Texas Christian!
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Anonymous-er says:
I’m betting Rick Perry had very little to do with this one. The GOP candidates in at least two of the seats are not conservatives. Anyone could have done this math the day after the election. This is just the result of an uninformed electorate pulling the straight party level at the voting booth.
More reason then ever to get rid of the straight-party option on the ballots.
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paulburka says:
It is correct that the “true Christian conservative” faction no longer has the votes on the SBOE. But Perry is a very astute politician, and he is too smart to let the debate over science standards devolve into a fight over evolution that would make national headlines.
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Robert says:
You libs are hilarious! An entire week of news “stories” speculating on what would happen. Then, it doesn’t happen that way and you think “the fix is in!” Simply hilarious. You’ve all so misconstrued what has been argued on the SBOE that you don’t know truth from fiction.
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Anonymous Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 4:14 pm
You neo-cons are funny! Folks make logical conclusions about your agendas, news coverage hits the mark, so you are caught and try to spin things. You are so far into fantasy land the the truth does not even register.
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Kenneth D. Franks says:
Teach science in science classes. Teach the history of religions in history, social studies, and sociology, classes. Teach religion itself in the home and at church. Teach whatever you think is appropriate in home school or a Christian religious school. Public schools should not be a place to proselytize for any particular version of Christianity or any other religion.
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Ron Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 9:07 am
ah, Amen!
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 12:48 pm
I’m ok with christianity being taught in schools.
If you take God out of schools the next thing you know the pedophiles will be preying on kids. Oh wait that happened.
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Anonymous Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 3:46 pm
yes it did, in catholic parishes and schools all over the world. I’ll be the pope will be surprised to find out he’s an atheist.
Don’t you ever get tired of being a fool?
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 8:31 pm
They took God out of Catholic Schools?
Pedophiles pretend to be priests just like democrats pretend to be republicans.
You’re so dumb you don’t even know your dumb.
Anonymous Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 9:09 pm
You’re responses make so little since I can only conclude that you really need an english to moron translator to be able to follow what other people are saying on a thread.
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 6:22 am
here’s a translation for you morons: We took God out of public schools and the pedophiles moved in. When did catholics take God out of their schools and parishes?
So why would anyone bring up priests except from sheer stupidity.
Anonymous Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 9:40 am
Have you been under a rock the last 10 years??? Have you not heard of the catholic priest pedophile scandal that has rocked the church and cost it 100′s of millions in settlements?? So, moron, the question to you is: When did the catholic church take GOD out of it’s schools??? Don’t forget to show your work. Asswipe!
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
so tell me again when we took God out of the catholic schools?
You pedophiles pose as priets all the time. That is what it is a pedophile posing as a priest. You may be too ignorant to get that.
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
hint for liberals the public schools and the catholic private schools/church are NOT the same.
How dumb do you have to be for someone to have to explain that to you?
I bring up the SCOTUS rulings and you bring up the catholic church?
No one you idiots voted for Obama!
Anonymous Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 8:47 pm
So taking god out of public schools led to an undocumented, unproven, except in your head, epidemic of pedophiles in the school system. But,amazingly, the one place where there was an epidemic of pedophiles, private catholic schools and catholic parishes, didn’t take god out. Seeing any conflict in your beliefs and reality there Mr. braindead??? Oh, and claiming that pedophile priest weren’t “real” priests is the lamest crap I’ve ever heard. Not surpised that’s your answer.
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 7:10 am
you just keep proving my point, “who voted for Obama and why?”
Anonymous Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 10:50 am
typical repiglican. when trapped by their pile of bullshit they run away hurling non sequiturs and invective over their shoulder. Run away, again, little man.
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Once you show no proof that anyone has taken God out of the catholic chuch or schools. You can say a prayer with God in the catholic church, you can even say a prayer at a catholic school.
All you have in the catholic church is a bunch of pedophiles pretending to be priests.
However you cannot read from the bible in our public schools and liberals courts have ruled in favor of banning prayer at football games, graduations etc. But pedophiles are present.
In public schools no prayers, no bible, but pedophiles are welcome. In the catholic church and schools, prayers to God and reading his word are welcome.
How for you to accept? it might be cause you’re a liberal/progressive/all around dummazz.
Anonymous Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
You can pray or read the bible all you want. You just can’t force anyone else to listen to you. And that’s what pisses off all you “christians”. You don’t care about your religion, you just care about forcing other people to pay homage to your religion. If you are so hot to read the bible, try reading Matthew 6:5, hypocrite.
And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
“You can pray or read the bible all you want”
really? Now you’re just proving you’re stupid.
When I said we took God out of schools and let the pedophiles in, did that make you angry?
That makes we wonder why do you hate christians so much.
That makes me wonder if you’re a pedophile.
Anonymous Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Why, afraid of competition???
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
looks like someone got outted and is now angry
Anonymous Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Yes, you do sound angry.
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
nah nah nah nah hay hay hay goodbye.
I’ll say a little prayer for you.
Anonymous Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
And true to form, I’m sure you’ll do it on a street corner.
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
or at a NASCAR race
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 26th, 2011 at 5:10 am
what street corner are you working I’ll do it there. I believe in America thats still a right?
Anonymous Reply:
July 26th, 2011 at 7:54 am
Same one as your momma.
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 26th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
my mother is dead, but hay don’t let that stop you from being wrong.
Anonymous Reply:
July 28th, 2011 at 8:47 am
Hey douchebag! Tell me again how pedophilia is only a problem when you remove GOD
Anonymous Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Yep. In religious schools.
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JohnBernardBooks says:
that includes atheism.
How about we teach the liberal docterine “sex drugs and rock and rool”? oh wait we are.
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Anonymous Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
And while we are at it, we can teach spelling.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 26th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
sorry I’m a product of public schools, I’ve been dumbed down
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bob42 says:
Atheism is not at a religion at all. Calling it such is a position of willful ignorance.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 8:18 am
@Bob42
sorry SCOTUS says it is.
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EMale says:
Judging from Mr Books’ comments, not only did he not learn about religion, he didn’t learn how to spell or construct sentences either. A most excellent example of the state education system?
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 am
ahh the old liberal attack…”BUT YOU CAN”T SPELL!
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Kenneth D. Franks says:
You are getting better though so keep it up. I don’t expect to convert you to a Democratic.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 10:08 am
how much per hour do you get for catching spellin errors on blog posts? You liberals always faze me with your entreneurship skills.
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Kenneth D. Franks Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 pm
I do it for free. I’m not a liberal but what what I would call an “Old time Democrat” I hunt, fish, raise cattle, and have a long 5th or 6th generation Texas heritage before Texas even joined the United States, long before the Civil War.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 8:32 pm
“I do it for free”
and dats what its worth nuttin.
Kenneth D. Franks Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 7:08 am
“Better to remain silent and be though a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”
Abraham Lincoln
JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 9:13 am
and yet you keep talkin
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bob42 says:
@JohnBernardBooks
In 2005 SCOTUS ruled that atheism is *equivalent* to religion in terms of being entitled to 1st amendment protections.
They did not rule that it was a religion. That is a fact.
Of course here in the buckle of the bible belt, the Texas constitution contains a clause that prohibits atheists from holding public office.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 9:59 am
ahhh jezz the Ron Paulbots have arrived.
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bob42 says:
Ron WHO?
btw, a few of the old LST people are hanging out at hamous.org
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SBOEeyore says:
http://www.christiansagainstcargill.blogspot.com
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Julie says:
The Texas Constitution does not prohibit atheists from holding public office. It says an elected official must acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being. An atheist could lie about whether he or she believes in a Supreme Being. That would not be a first. We already have numerous elected officials on both sides of the political fence who are perfectly comfortable with coloring the truth.
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rosalie says:
Your solution may seem far-fetched, but something made those nuts on the Board back down from their craziness, and your guess is as good as any. He has also backed down on gay marriage. Maybe he promised them that he’d make things right for them if he is elected president.
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Tara says:
Dr David Kenneth Cochrane Registered Sex Offender Six Counts of rape including minors, three counts of indecent assault all involving patients dating back to the early millennium. Psychiatrist 6 months in Jail, 2 years probation, including 6 month license suspension. North Bay Canada Ontario and now re-employed for the regional health centre.
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