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jdmyprez_deo_vindice
09-24-2010, 05:32 PM
http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/274290/sboe-passes-resolution-to-limit-islam-in-textbooks

jdmyprez_deo_vindice
09-25-2010, 12:13 AM
bump

Knightskye
09-25-2010, 01:27 AM
"I would have brought this to the board had it been Hindu instead of Islamic. I just don't think those biases need to go on in our textbooks," he said.

He couldn't say "Catholic" instead of "Hindu"?

Kludge
09-25-2010, 10:03 AM
Bump.

Jeremy
09-25-2010, 10:05 AM
He couldn't say "Catholic" instead of "Hindu"?

Isn't even more stereotypical for southerners to hate Catholics (compared to Hindus)?

QueenB4Liberty
09-25-2010, 10:06 AM
Ugh. :(

james1906
09-25-2010, 11:39 AM
Isn't even more stereotypical for southerners to hate Catholics (compared to Hindus)?

The KKK in 1974 opened membership to white Catholics due to dwindling membership.

BenIsForRon
09-25-2010, 11:43 AM
man.... people sometimes