Comments on: Empty Standards Mean Trouble for Public School Bible Classes http://tfninsider.org/2008/07/10/empty-standards-mean-trouble-for-public-school-bible-classes/ A Mainstream Voice to Counter the Religious Right Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:48:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Steve http://tfninsider.org/2008/07/10/empty-standards-mean-trouble-for-public-school-bible-classes/#comment-5257 Steve Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:34:35 +0000 http://tfnblog.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-5257 Websites owned by Phil King (R, Weatherford) and Bill Zedler (R, Arlington) wave the following quote, attributed to Benjamin Rush, a Founding Father of the U.S.: "If you remove the Bible from our classrooms, there will be an explosion of crime." I look forward to the corollary: we should see a deep drop in crime beginning in 2010. Bible bashing is not the point. Pandering politicians relying on absurd slogans (e.g., "Death Panels") to explain themselves is the bothersome part. Websites owned by Phil King (R, Weatherford) and Bill Zedler (R, Arlington) wave the following quote, attributed to Benjamin Rush, a Founding Father of the U.S.: “If you remove the Bible from our classrooms, there will be an explosion of crime.”

I look forward to the corollary: we should see a deep drop in crime beginning in 2010.

Bible bashing is not the point. Pandering politicians relying on absurd slogans (e.g., “Death Panels”) to explain themselves is the bothersome part.

]]> By: JABbering Stooge :: Netroots Nation Day 2: You Think I’ve Been Intemperate? I’ll Show You Intemperate! :: July :: 2008 http://tfninsider.org/2008/07/10/empty-standards-mean-trouble-for-public-school-bible-classes/#comment-64 JABbering Stooge :: Netroots Nation Day 2: You Think I’ve Been Intemperate? I’ll Show You Intemperate! :: July :: 2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:26:40 +0000 http://tfnblog.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-64 [...] his valiant, but ultimately futile, effort to keep the State Board of Education honest vis a vis the ridiculous Bible classes that the Texas Legislature has foisted on Texas schools. In response to my question about TFN’s Freedom of Information requests to state schools for [...] [...] his valiant, but ultimately futile, effort to keep the State Board of Education honest vis a vis the ridiculous Bible classes that the Texas Legislature has foisted on Texas schools. In response to my question about TFN’s Freedom of Information requests to state schools for [...]

]]> By: Freedom.of.life.movement http://tfninsider.org/2008/07/10/empty-standards-mean-trouble-for-public-school-bible-classes/#comment-13 Freedom.of.life.movement Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:23:12 +0000 http://tfnblog.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-13 So, they're working on Christian classes, but when do the Pagan, Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim classes start? So, they’re working on Christian classes, but when do the Pagan, Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim classes start?

]]> By: TXatheist http://tfninsider.org/2008/07/10/empty-standards-mean-trouble-for-public-school-bible-classes/#comment-7 TXatheist Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:00:40 +0000 http://tfnblog.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-7 Lawsuits will occur until standards are put in place. Why must fundamentalists learn the hard way? Lawsuits will occur until standards are put in place. Why must fundamentalists learn the hard way?

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