Given Texas’ reputation for politicization of education, I really must acknowledge an historic moment -especially given the absurdities of the recently released Republican Party Platform for this state. Earlier this week, the Texas State Board of Education voted -unanimously- to reject creationist submissions, and teach evolution as a central and vital aspect of biology. Having once testified before this board myself in darker times, this move strikes me as a very encouraging improvement over our previous situation.
Can it be that my old video is no longer relevant?
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TheBarkingAtheist
July 26, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Oh my lack of a god! Texas finally gets it right! Of course, it just had to be a year after I graduate high school too.
Kimber Fletcher
July 26, 2012 at 5:44 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you for sharing this news! This victory brings us one step closer to a scientifically literate America, and it should be celebrated by us all. Mad props to you for going before the Board and educating them.
Tommy
July 26, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
What, in the Infinite Hells, happened to change that moronic, quivering mass’ mind about the teaching of fucking science?!
Have I suddenly started living in a world where idiots care about proper education and not ideology pimping?
…Is this an Onion story?
David R
July 28, 2012 at 2:36 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Could be about the money. The state would have had to spend more for the additional creationism materials.
Otrame
July 26, 2012 at 6:16 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Wow. Maybe enough of the right people got told “Look, if you guys let the fundies win this one no science-based industry is going to locate in Texas ever again” and understood it. Very interesting.
billygutter01
July 26, 2012 at 6:37 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
GTFO!
I’m delighted (and stunned beyond measure) to hear that!
Yup.
Andrew Skegg
July 26, 2012 at 7:44 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Aron – your video does not have embedding enabled, but it can be watched on your channel.
Karen Winter
July 26, 2012 at 11:41 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Aron,
Your link is not working. Could you please post your source for this. I can’t find anything on it anywhere.
Thanks
CT
July 26, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
!! yay!!
echidna
July 26, 2012 at 1:12 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Has the board been destacked?
GeoJim
July 26, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
More like the Texas reacharound . . . Thanks Texas!
Drew
July 26, 2012 at 3:57 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
for some reason I can only think,
“Oh just wait, it’s bound to get worse again soon.”
Drew
July 26, 2012 at 3:58 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
http://ncse.com/news/2011/07/victory-evolution-texas-006802/ is the proper link btw.
TerranRich
July 26, 2012 at 5:08 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Umm, am I the only one noticing that this was over a year ago, and not “earlier this week”? o.O
Justin Zimmer
July 26, 2012 at 5:42 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I noticed this too when someone else posted the article earlier this week. It’s still a good sign, but recent activity could undo everything.
aronra
July 26, 2012 at 6:13 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Well that explains a lot, like why I didn’t know about this last week. Turns out this is the one where I testified myself.
Now I have to wonder why folks started sending me this link in the last couple days.
Lowell
July 26, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Superb!
raj
July 28, 2012 at 6:28 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Praise Ra! Does this mean I have to stop insulting Texans?
Monado
July 28, 2012 at 11:06 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
It popped up in my news feed a few days ago, too, like a new item. When I hear anti-evolution news from state education boards, I like to drop the governor a line thanking him for making sure that graduates from his state will never compete with me for well-paid international knowledge worker jobs.
osmosis321
July 30, 2012 at 12:42 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
3:52 – spelling fail
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May 25, 2013 at 8:59 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
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