TX Board Of Ed Chair: There Is No War On Christmas

[shandcunt]

@1776independent Your comments sum up my thoughts perfectly, well said mate!

[1944jhd]

WTF? War on Christmas? This big titty woman should be in church not in school! Let's see how they'd like it if teachers went to Church on Sunday and taught Algebra form the podium? Keep Religion in the Church! Keep Education in the Schools. Keep them seperate as the founding Fathers of this Country set it up!

[1776independent]

Isn't it interesting to hear people who decry government involvement in their lives insist that the government teach their children about Christmas?

Everything in life is forgiveable....except hypocrisy.

I'm not a religious person. I celebrate Christmas as a cultural holiday. I think I can handle introducing it to my children.

Are these people honestly advocating that the religious message of Christmas be decided by our government and taught in our public schools? Is this America?

[CynicalSavior]

Please go away Texas and take Alaska with you. You're an embarrassment to the rest of the states.

[sirdaveysockrocker]

santa, christmas trees and presents shouldnt be a problem to any religion as it is not religious really at all. YES I KNOW, st. nicholas, but seriously its not like hes baby jesus.

[terrence0258]

Please secede Texas. Please.

[Keszler]

and then we quarantine and close off the border

[CigarStudLasVegas]

... the border toTexas I assume you mean!

[JBeatty17]

Christmas has become so commercialized to the point that it's alsmot impossible for anyone to be offended by it.

[OrbisFerrum]

I'm actually curious about what biology textbooks they've decided to get (to see if they try to slip in some creationism in there). otherwise, meh.

[marniespeaks]

busty

[jakehr3]

i have a quick question for tpmtv, why are you showing the TX Board of Education meeting? I have no background and don't understand why this is important on a national level.

[marniespeaks]

they write most of the text books

[47f0]

jake, the TBOE has huge national influence on textbook and curriculum selection - many states just rubberstamp TBOE policies and selections. If it weren't for that, I could almost say fuck-em and let them become their own little third-world pool of ignorance. But they affect national education policy in a big way, so it matters.

[cjk002]

There has been an ideological battle going on for decades in Texas over what should be taught in schools and included in textbooks. Because Texas has one of the largest public school systems and several of the largest textbook manufacturers located there, much of what Texas decides ends up in textbooks used all over the country.

Recently, several Texas Board of Ed members proposed removing references to people like Cesar Chavez from history books.

[matman125]

They should never give a license to a man that drives a sleigh and plays with elves.

[WKaliberr]

I'm an atheist but I like Christmas. Its a fun time of the year and I don't mind having Chrismasy things in Public Schools.

[psychoclown420]

Exactly, the idea of removing christmas or christmas break from school is retarded. You don't have to be christian to enjoy getting 2-3 weeks off school and having a good time!

[p00lman]

Many US colleges have a break between fall and spring semesters, but it's not called "Christmas break."

[thegreenskies]

yes it is... that's what we call it here at Ball State University.

[rippac86]

santa touched my "wee-wee" it felt good.. im so scared of what obama will do to me.. like bush did to me in texas..wow that girl needs a bra...

[gisforgary]

Santa is a dirty homo with a thing for little children! His beard smells like Satan spooge! Cmon Texas -- do the right thing -- you teach creationism in biology, southern baptist protestantism in history class -- it should be easy to get kids to stop learning about homosexual perversions. teach em horse banging -- thats a good texas tradition.

[thpt]

The crazy. THE CRAZY! Get over yourselves!

[integral]

Obama just appointed a War on Christmas Czar

[Doazic]

i see wat u did there

[pakratmak]

:D

Nice one.

[KLNDR]

It came from Texas.

[RobertSeattle]

Shhhh. The War on Christmas is a feint - the real war is on Valentine's Day.

[LucasxAnime]

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