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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Anti-Sharia Law Measure Back from the Dead

By Ryan | Published May 24, 2011
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I’ll say this for Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler — the man is persistent. Like a weed is persistent. His one-man crusade to pass a law “protecting” Texas from Sharia law — a threat that apparently exists only in his mind, and possibly on talk radio — has officially become a zombie tale. This is the [...]

Posted in Islam, Leo Berman | 7 Comments |


Texas Senate OKs Anti-Bullying Bill

By Dan | Published May 23, 2011
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The Texas Senate today passed House Bill 1942 unanimously, yet another step toward protecting children from bullying in the state’s public schools. Because a Senate committee made a technical change to the bill, the bill must go back to the House for approval before heading to Gov. Rick Perry for his signature. The Texas Freedom [...]

Posted in bullying, LGBT issues | 1 Comment |


Deconstructing David Barton

By Jose | Published May 23, 2011
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David Barton‘s much talked about appearance on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart is not going away, with lots of keystrokes and time being devoted to analyzing the faux historian’s comments and assertions. One of those doing some analyzing is Prof. John Fea. Prof. Fea’s analysis is particularly interesting because of his own résumé. Fea [...]

Posted in church and state, David Barton, John Fea | 1 Comment |


Catching Up with Cynthia Dunbar

By Ryan | Published May 23, 2011
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When former State Board of Education member — and perennial TFN nemesis– Cynthia Noland Dunbar left the board last December after declining to run for a second term, some wondered if she was withdrawing from the culture wars, which she repeatedly stoked during her tenure on the board. She has been notably (and thankfully) absent [...]

Posted in Cynthia Dunbar | 13 Comments |


The Week in Quotes (May 15 – 21)

By Jose | Published May 21, 2011
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Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond.

Posted in The Week in Quotes, Uncategorized | 3 Comments |


TFN President Receives National Award

By TFN | Published May 20, 2011
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Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller was honored last night at the 23rd annual Gloria Awards: A Salute to Women of Vision, which celebrates women who through their work and actions build the power to ignite social change across the nation. The awards were presented by the Ms. Foundation last night in New York and [...]

Posted in Texas Freedom Network | 6 Comments |


TFN Says Goodbye

By Jose | Published May 20, 2011
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Darn, there go our plans for the weekend. Word on the Internet is that the world will end Saturday. Since it’s on the Internet, it must be true. Especially if it’s on YouTube—it is, we checked—where state Rep. Leo Berman says those ‘Tubes are infallible. For the person who wins the Texas lotto on Saturday [...]

Posted in religious right | 11 Comments |


USNS César Chavez

By Dan | Published May 20, 2011
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Remember when phony historian and alleged social studies “expert” David Barton advised the Texas State Board of Education to strip out César Chavez from new social studies curriculum standards for public schools? Here’s what the head of the Texas-based group WallBuilders said in 2009: “(Chavez’s) open affiliation with Saul Alinsky’s movements certainly makes dubious that [...]

Posted in Cesar Chavez, David Barton | 3 Comments |


TX Senate Committee Passes Anti-Bullying Bill

By Dan | Published May 19, 2011
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Legislative efforts to protect bullied children in Texas schools just passed the Senate Education Committee. The Texas House passed House Bill 1942 on May 4. The full Senate must now approve the bill to send it on to Gov. Rick Perry for his signature. If HB 1942 becomes law, it would:  Include the definition of [...]

Posted in bullying, LGBT issues | 2 Comments |


Barton the Backpedaler

By Jose | Published May 19, 2011
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A couple of days ago we blogged that “It’s fascinating to watch religious-right extremists turn on each other.” Well, now you can listen to extremists backpedal like nobody’s business because they turned on each other. On his WallBuilders online radio show Monday, the radical right’s favorite (phony) historian David Barton took pains to explain away [...]

Posted in David Barton, religious right | 20 Comments |