Look what they're erasing from U.S. history!

www.wnd.com ^ | February 11, 2010 | Chelsea Schilling

[Britt0n]

A state board of only 15 people will vote on whether to revise U.S. textbooks to omit references to Daniel Boone, Gen. George Patton, Nathan Hale, Columbus Day and Christmas.

The Texas State Board of Education will also vote on a proposal to substitute the term "American" with "global citizen."

Mathew Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, is warning Americans to speak up before only eight people, with a majority vote, have a chance to literally rewrite American history.

He appeared on the "Huckabee Show" to explain why the board's vote matters to the rest of America. Staver said Texas and California are the two largest textbook purchasers in the nation.

"Whatever textbooks they select affect the rest of the country because publishers publish those kinds of books, and the rest of the country follows," he said.

But because of California's budget crisis, the state hasn't been able to purchase as many new textbooks, he explained. So the default is Texas.

"So when this 15-member board – eight people of that will make a majority – make a decision, it will affect the entire nation," Staver said.

[antceecee]

Attacking Mormons, Catholics... whatever does not help the conservative cause. Many factions have similarities in belief to you, even if you do not like their faith and religious practice. This kind of attack is counter productive. Effort is better spent attacking and reversing the destructive policies of this current administration.

[a fool in paradise]

Followup:

(Texas) STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - Social conservatives could lose grip on board
Houston Chronicle ^ | March 3, 2010 | GARY SCHARRER
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2463298/posts

[Joya]

Thanks.

Making note.

[TADSLOS]

Jacobin/marxist/nazi redux. Need to indoctrinate the incoming generations more efficiently? Erase the past. Burn the books and write new ones from a blank canvas. We’ve seen it before.