Stop the Texas Taliban from taking over the State Board of Education.

On 7/8/2009 3:07 PM, Becky Bond, CREDO Action wrote:

		Should public education be guided by a "biblical litmus test"? Time for Texans to fight back. Tell Gov. Perry: Don't appoint rightwing nut job to head State Board of Education Times like these, we really miss Mollie Ivins. The Houston Chronicle reports Gov. Rick Perry is seriously considering nominating Cynthia Dunbar to lead the State Board of Education. According to the Houston Chronicle: In a book published last year, Dunbar argued the country's founding fathers created "an emphatically Christian government" and that government should be guided by a "biblical litmus test." She endorses a belief system that requires "any person desiring to govern have a sincere knowledge and appreciation for the Word of God in order to rightly govern." Also in the book, she calls public education a "subtly deceptive tool of perversion." The establishment of public schools is unconstitutional and even "tyrannical," she wrote, because it threatens the authority of families, granted by God through Scripture, to direct the instruction of their children. We don't use the phrase "rightwing nut job" lightly. Gov. Perry has gone too far. Can you tell Gov. Perry: Don't mess with public education in Texas — we won't accept the appointment of Cynthia Dunbar to lead the State Board of Education? Thank you for working to build a better world. Becky Bond, Political Director CREDO Action from Working Assets Did you know CREDO has a Facebook page? Click here to check it out!

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