“I think if Mitt Romney loses this election that the pro-family leaders in the United States should get together with Rick Perry on Nov. 7 and start planning for 2016.” — Bryan Fischer, a spokesperson for the American Family Association, speaking to Talking Points Memo on Friday. The AFA — which the Southern Poverty Law […]
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The Week in Quotes (Sept. 9 – 15)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
More Anti-Sex Ed Lies from Activists for Failed Abstinence-only Programs in Texas
When Texas lawmakers have considered legislation promoting comprehensive, evidence-based sex education, religious-right groups have shamefully screamed that such classes will promote “recreational gay sex” and “drug-based sex education.” Unfortunately, those deeply dishonest arguments have been enough — so far — to scare legislators away from making responsible changes to sex education policies in a state […]
Another Example of How the Texas Textbook Wars Undermine Education Far Outside the Lone Star State
We often hear questions about how the textbook wars in Texas affect what students learn across the country. Well, here’s another example for the file. Last month parents and physicians sued the Clovis Unified School District in California over that district’s abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education policy. According to a press release from the American Civil Liberties […]
Put Your Money Where Your Blog Comment Is
This is a pretty cool opportunity for TFN Insider fans to chip in and help the cause. Between 7 a.m. and midnight today (Thursday, September 13), every donation of $25 and above you make to the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund will be multiplied. Here’s how it works. The TFN Education Fund is participating in […]
