- The Board removed Thomas Jefferson from the Texas curriculum, “replacing him with religious right icon John Calvin.”
- The Board refused to require that “students learn that the Constitution prevents the U.S. government from promoting one religion over all others.”
I honestly don’t know what to say about this debate except that it’s absolutely ludicrous and it’s making the United States look foolish. By literally rewriting history to fit some radical conservative ideals, the state of Texas is making the U.S. look as if, instead of governed by a Democratic supermajority, governed by a strange group of radical right-wing nutcases.
Removing Thomas Jefferson from history books? HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?
