re: #110 TREKrider

Not sure if this is a reason not to vote Republican ever again. In Texas, you probably have to hold this opinion to be elected - Republican or Democrat.

Actually, it turns out you’re completely wrong.

This took a whole 40 secodns to google:

teachthemscience.org

Mary Helen Berlanga (Corpus Christi) is a Democrat and has been a member of the SBOE since 1982. She may run for re-election in 2012.

* Bio and Contact Information at SBOE site.
* She voted against reintroducing the “strengths and weaknesses” in the 2009 standards.
* “They (the religious conservatives on the board) will want to get rid of the theory of evolution (in science textbooks), or at least dilute it as much as possible. They want to put in intelligent design, or creationism.”(6)
* She co-nominated David Hillis, biology professor and director of the Center of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at the University of Texas, to the state science curriculum expert review panel in October, 2008.(7)

Mavis B. Knight (Dallas) is a Democrat and has been a member of the SBOE since 2003. She may run for re-election in 2012.

* Bio and Contact Information at SBOE site.
* She voted against reintroducing the “strengths and weaknesses” in the 2009 standards.
* Ms. Knight is expecting a push from intelligent design backers to include it in the curriculum next year, but she is firmly against such a move even though many Texans with creationist views may favor it.(41)
* “My position is if you’re strong in your faith, then even if what is taught in a [science] class is contrary to your religious beliefs, it will not weaken your faith.”(42)
* She co-nominated Gerald Skoog, professor and dean emeritus of the College of Education at Texas Tech University and co-director of the Center for Integration of Science Education and Research, to the state science curriculum expert review panel in October, 2008.(43)

The days of false equivalency to cover for Republicans here are ending dude. Sorry :-)