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Sanity prevails in Texas
Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote:
Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On Jul 23, 5:26*am, Harryk wrote:
On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote:
On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... For what, blowing up groundhog tunnels? :) |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote:
On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 8:58 AM, Florida Jim wrote:
On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) You conservatrashers couldn't control a lawn mower. And Tim isn't a conservatrasher. But you are. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 9:02 AM, Harryk wrote:
On 7/23/11 8:58 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) You conservatrashers couldn't control a lawn mower. And Tim isn't a conservatrasher. But you are. Krausie is Johnny on the spot today. A response in 30 seconds. How cool is that. It only proves that we have your gonads in a vice. We will keep tightening it till you make a sincere apology to the group. Nothing less will do. Have a nice day. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote:
On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote:
On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 9:22 AM, Florida Jim wrote:
On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. You're playing footsie with an ID spoofer, moron. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 9:29 AM, Harryk wrote:
On 7/23/11 9:22 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. You're playing footsie with an ID spoofer, moron. Who cares? |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 9:33 AM, Florida Jim wrote:
On 7/23/2011 9:29 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:22 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. You're playing footsie with an ID spoofer, moron. Who cares? Hey, if you want to help the morons on your side of the fence spread hate...well, that would be in character. Go for it...it'll further shove this newsgroup down the sewer. Then what will you do? :) |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 9:35 AM, Harryk wrote:
On 7/23/11 9:33 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:29 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:22 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. You're playing footsie with an ID spoofer, moron. Who cares? Hey, if you want to help the morons on your side of the fence spread hate...well, that would be in character. Go for it...it'll further shove this newsgroup down the sewer. Then what will you do? :) You are taking it down. We're just along for the ride. Answer to your question: We can join legitimate moderated and unmoderated boating newsgroups. You can't. You have to create a group in order to be a member of it. So sad. You aren't known far and wide as "WAFA" and "Asshat" for nothing. Have a nice day |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 9:43 AM, Florida Jim wrote:
On 7/23/2011 9:35 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:33 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:29 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:22 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. You're playing footsie with an ID spoofer, moron. Who cares? Hey, if you want to help the morons on your side of the fence spread hate...well, that would be in character. Go for it...it'll further shove this newsgroup down the sewer. Then what will you do? :) You are taking it down. We're just along for the ride. Answer to your question: We can join legitimate moderated and unmoderated boating newsgroups. You can't. You have to create a group in order to be a member of it. So sad. You aren't known far and wide as "WAFA" and "Asshat" for nothing. Have a nice day D'oh...I participate on three well-known boating discussion boards. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 9:46 AM, Harryk wrote:
On 7/23/11 9:43 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:35 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:33 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:29 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:22 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. You're playing footsie with an ID spoofer, moron. Who cares? Hey, if you want to help the morons on your side of the fence spread hate...well, that would be in character. Go for it...it'll further shove this newsgroup down the sewer. Then what will you do? :) You are taking it down. We're just along for the ride. Answer to your question: We can join legitimate moderated and unmoderated boating newsgroups. You can't. You have to create a group in order to be a member of it. So sad. You aren't known far and wide as "WAFA" and "Asshat" for nothing. Have a nice day D'oh...I participate on three well-known boating discussion boards. You know the drill. Prove it. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 9:53 AM, Florida Jim wrote:
On 7/23/2011 9:46 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:43 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:35 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:33 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:29 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:22 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. You're playing footsie with an ID spoofer, moron. Who cares? Hey, if you want to help the morons on your side of the fence spread hate...well, that would be in character. Go for it...it'll further shove this newsgroup down the sewer. Then what will you do? :) You are taking it down. We're just along for the ride. Answer to your question: We can join legitimate moderated and unmoderated boating newsgroups. You can't. You have to create a group in order to be a member of it. So sad. You aren't known far and wide as "WAFA" and "Asshat" for nothing. Have a nice day D'oh...I participate on three well-known boating discussion boards. You know the drill. Prove it. snerk Go play drop the soap with your little boy friends. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 9:54 AM, Harryk wrote:
On 7/23/11 9:53 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:46 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:43 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:35 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:33 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:29 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 9:22 AM, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 9:14 AM, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... The only good Christian is a dead Christian. That's not funny, Harry. You're playing footsie with an ID spoofer, moron. Who cares? Hey, if you want to help the morons on your side of the fence spread hate...well, that would be in character. Go for it...it'll further shove this newsgroup down the sewer. Then what will you do? :) You are taking it down. We're just along for the ride. Answer to your question: We can join legitimate moderated and unmoderated boating newsgroups. You can't. You have to create a group in order to be a member of it. So sad. You aren't known far and wide as "WAFA" and "Asshat" for nothing. Have a nice day D'oh...I participate on three well-known boating discussion boards. You know the drill. Prove it. snerk Go play drop the soap with your little boy friends. Thought so. Hearsay. Let your last two posts be stricken from the record |
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Sanity prevails in Texas
On Jul 23, 7:58*am, Florida Jim wrote:
On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, *wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up *some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! |
Sanity prevails in Texas
The only good Christian is a dead Christian. Do me a favor and kill me. I'd rather be with my eternal Father than here anyhow. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 11:51 AM, Tim wrote:
The only good Christian is a dead Christian. Do me a favor and kill me. I'd rather be with my eternal Father than here anyhow. You do realize I did not post that. hk |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/11 11:48 AM, Tim wrote:
On Jul 23, 7:58 am, Florida wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! I haven't seen anyone trying to blame all the world's problems on the religious. I did state that most of the terrorism seems to be perpetrated by conservatives and the conservative religious. I think that is undeniable. Voting for someone other than Obama does not make one a racist. Making racist comments, though, does. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 23/07/2011 12:26 AM, jps wrote:
Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. There is a difference between conservative and a religious fanatic. Evolution ... where religious nuts and small minds fail to evolve. -- Obama, enslaving Americans with debt-tax slavery for a spending binge. Doesn't even borrow real money, Bernanke just creates it like a counterfeiter. . |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:48:44 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Jul 23, 7:58*am, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, *wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up *some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Remember, these same people who put down Christianity voted for Obama, a self-proclaimed, very strong Christian. Either he's a great liar (which we already know to be true), or he's irrational as hell (applying the logic of our favorite liberals). |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On 23/07/2011 9:48 AM, Tim wrote:
On Jul 23, 7:58 am, Florida wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Tons of evidence of religion use for and in war. Most of the killing is done for religion and power. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Accusing a logical argument with a slander of racism just shows that perhaps the democrats and blacks have more of racial racist tendencies. Take Johnson of Guam tipping over. I can think of no reason to vote for him unless it was because of his skin color. The man is a stupid buffoon. -- Obama, enslaving Americans with debt-tax slavery for a spending binge. Doesn't even borrow real money, Bernanke just creates it like a counterfeiter. . |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:17:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26*am, Harryk wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... Go ahead, make a joke of it. Conservative Christians are the most willing to resort to violence in the name of their God-endoresed cause. Reprehensible. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
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Sanity prevails in Texas
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:48:44 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Jul 23, 7:58*am, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, *wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up *some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Much of the trouble in the world has a religious or economic basis. As to not voting for Obama, I know many people who didn't. They thought McCain was a better choice for one reason or another (e.g., military service), including ideological reasons. Most of the latter held their nose when Palin was selected. Most of those have since chanced their opinion of both and wish they could have changed their vote. There was certainly an element of racism, but that was typically confined to the white trash community of which we have a few representatives here. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:32:05 -0400, John H
wrote: On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:48:44 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 7:58*am, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, *wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up *some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Remember, these same people who put down Christianity voted for Obama, a self-proclaimed, very strong Christian. Either he's a great liar (which we already know to be true), or he's irrational as hell (applying the logic of our favorite liberals). As usual, you're full of it. You're the primary example of racist, white trash on this newsgroup. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:39:08 -0600, Canuck57
wrote: On 23/07/2011 9:48 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 7:58 am, Florida wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Tons of evidence of religion use for and in war. Most of the killing is done for religion and power. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Accusing a logical argument with a slander of racism just shows that perhaps the democrats and blacks have more of racial racist tendencies. Take Johnson of Guam tipping over. I can think of no reason to vote for him unless it was because of his skin color. The man is a stupid buffoon. Perhaps you're unfamiliar with the facts. Oh wait, did I type perhaps? My bad. I don't expect you to read it to the end of course. http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/guamtip.asp |
Sanity prevails in Texas
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Sanity prevails in Texas
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:48:44 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Jul 23, 7:58*am, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, *wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up *some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Nevermind that the "religious" cause most of the havoc in the world. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
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Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 12:32 PM, John H wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:48:44 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 23, 7:58 am, Florida wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Remember, these same people who put down Christianity voted for Obama, a self-proclaimed, very strong Christian. Either he's a great liar (which we already know to be true), or he's irrational as hell (applying the logic of our favorite liberals). The vocal liberals among us are a confused lot. They hate the evil ways of Christianity yet love Oh Bahma because he claims to be a devout Christian. They want the rule of law but give the big O a pass when he starts unlawful wars. In fact he has no respect for the law or even the Constitution. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:01:22 -0400, Florida Jim
wrote: On 7/23/2011 12:32 PM, John H wrote: On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:48:44 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 23, 7:58 am, Florida wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Remember, these same people who put down Christianity voted for Obama, a self-proclaimed, very strong Christian. Either he's a great liar (which we already know to be true), or he's irrational as hell (applying the logic of our favorite liberals). The vocal liberals among us are a confused lot. They hate the evil ways of Christianity yet love Oh Bahma because he claims to be a devout Christian. They want the rule of law but give the big O a pass when he starts unlawful wars. In fact he has no respect for the law or even the Constitution. Your feeble analysis speaks for itself. Any sort of rational thought from you would be a shock to all who waste time reading your drivel. I won't bother anymore. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
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Sanity prevails in Texas
On 7/23/2011 2:15 PM, jps wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:01:22 -0400, Florida wrote: On 7/23/2011 12:32 PM, John H wrote: On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:48:44 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 23, 7:58 am, Florida wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Remember, these same people who put down Christianity voted for Obama, a self-proclaimed, very strong Christian. Either he's a great liar (which we already know to be true), or he's irrational as hell (applying the logic of our favorite liberals). The vocal liberals among us are a confused lot. They hate the evil ways of Christianity yet love Oh Bahma because he claims to be a devout Christian. They want the rule of law but give the big O a pass when he starts unlawful wars. In fact he has no respect for the law or even the Constitution. Your feeble analysis speaks for itself. Any sort of rational thought from you would be a shock to all who waste time reading your drivel. I won't bother anymore. As your ditsy white trash slutty girl friend would say, "You can't handle the truth". Bye now. |
Sanity prevails in Texas
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:15:52 -0700, jps wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:01:22 -0400, Florida Jim wrote: On 7/23/2011 12:32 PM, John H wrote: On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:48:44 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 23, 7:58 am, Florida wrote: On 7/23/2011 8:17 AM, Tim wrote: On Jul 23, 5:26 am, wrote: On 7/23/11 2:26 AM, jps wrote: Finally, some sense comes to Texas... SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Board of Education voted unanimously to approve mainstream middle school curriculum materials on Friday in a move seen as a victory for proponents of teaching evolution in public schools. Conservatives had complained the materials up for approval did not adequately address "alternatives to evolution" such as creationism or intelligent design as a theory of how life began. The board also voted to reject any inclusion of materials submitted by a New Mexico company, International Databases, which claimed Darwin's Theory of Evolution was not proven and that life on earth was the result of 'intelligent causes.' "These two votes represent a definitive victory for science and the students of Texas, and a complete defeat of the far-right's two-year campaign to dumb down instruction on evolution in Texas schools," said Ryan Valentine, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal group that counters attempts by evangelical conservatives to affect public policy. In 2009 in a move that grabbed headlines across the country, a more conservative Texas State Board of Education approved standards encouraging debate over the veracity of evolution science. The board had not voted on science educational materials since the 2009 decision. Supplemental materials were being considered on Friday rather than entirely new textbooks due to budget cuts approved this year by the Texas legislature. The Texas board, which includes evangelical Christians, had been seen as the best opportunity for supporters of Biblical-based theories of creation to get their point of view represented in public school curriculum. David Bradley, a leader of the board's conservatives, was not pleased with the decision to allow Education Commissioner Robert Scott, whose proposals included the teaching only mainstream science, to decide how to resolve several "errors" in educational materials identified by evolution opponents. "So we're going to kick the can down the road, and we're just going to delegate that responsibility and give it to the commissioner," he said. The vote followed several hours of emotional testimony on Thursday in which science teachers from around the state pleaded with the board not to require them to teach what they saw as non-scientific theories in their classrooms. Intelligent design and creationism are theories that life on earth was created essentially the way it is described in the Bible's Book of Genesis - not by evolution, but by a 'creative intelligence' generally considered to be the Christian God. Maybe the evangelicals will blow up a youth camp. Yeah, heck yeah. That's a great idea. I think I'll get my recipe book out and start brewing up some homeade C-4 now. Thanks thats a great idea... These two dirtbags finally got to you Tim. They must be so proud of themselves. Don't lower yourself to mess with them. You can leave the dirty work to us so called "conservatrashers". We have Krause and company well under control. Keep on being a good guy Tim. :-) Nah, I'm humored about the stereo typing of the agno/athiests eventually blaming all the worlds troubles on the religious. Especially when they have no foundation for it. Kinda like for what ever reason if you didn't vote for Obama you're a 'racist' and...oh yeeah... a 'goose stepper' LOL. "Goose-stepping racist" sheeple,' that's it... HA! Remember, these same people who put down Christianity voted for Obama, a self-proclaimed, very strong Christian. Either he's a great liar (which we already know to be true), or he's irrational as hell (applying the logic of our favorite liberals). The vocal liberals among us are a confused lot. They hate the evil ways of Christianity yet love Oh Bahma because he claims to be a devout Christian. They want the rule of law but give the big O a pass when he starts unlawful wars. In fact he has no respect for the law or even the Constitution. Your feeble analysis speaks for itself. Any sort of rational thought from you would be a shock to all who waste time reading your drivel. I won't bother anymore. He's got mental problems. |
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