The newly appointed head of the State Board of Education is a mouth breather. The Texas Observer and Texas Freedom Network point to a recorded lecture given by Don McElroy illustrates a hostility towards science. (source)
It is so hard to get geared up for a fight over this issue. How do you argue with people that are fundamentally wrong? It amazes me how people are so proud of their aggressive ignorance when it comes to teaching evolution. Part of what makes the arguments continue is that the sane people can't believe we have to argue over this point and just don't bother...and then before you know it we're teaching our children to believe in magic instead of scientific fact.
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