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Textbook showdown. Texas debate’s changing history books. More religion, more conservative thought. Will the nation follow? From ABC News headquarters, this is ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. And good evening. Breaking news out of Austin, Texas tonight on one of the most closely watched stories by teachers, parents and politicians across the nation. The Texas state board of education today made a decision that will make history by rewriting the books on it for nearly five million Texas school children. But Texas is such a force in the purchase of textbooks. Where Texas goes, the nation usually follows. Here’s Dan Harris on the big controversy and the big vote tonight.
The Texas state board of education opened its meeting this morning with a prayer describing America like this. “A Christian land governed by Christian principles.” And then the members went on to pass a new social studies curriculum with a controversy that goes well beyond religion. And they insist that the words of Jefferson Davis, President of the confederacy during the civil war, be considered alongside those of Abraham Lincoln. One of the leaders in all of this is long-time board member Don Mackeroy, a suburban dentist and a self-described Christian fundamentalist.
If the founding fathers really wanted this to be a Christian nation, why is there no mention of Christianity or Jesus in the constitution? “They wanted this to be a secular세속적인 state, however we can still refer to it as a Christian nation in the fact that the principles신조 원칙 on which our country was built or biblical principles.” Here’re some of the things that conservatives tried and failed to do. Had the President called by his full name, Barack Hussein Obama which some called an attempt to raise questions about his faith, and even renamed the slave trade as “the Atlantic triangular trade”.
So, Dan, now that the decision’s been made, how many years will these rules govern textbooks? For a long time, for a decade. And here’s an interesting twist. Don Mackeroy, the leader of the conservatives on the board, he was recently voted out of office, but he gets to keep his office until the end of the year. So his work is going to have a lasting impact. Thank you, Dan Harris. And we really want to know what you think about this. Is Texas going too far? Do you agree with it? Weigh in 끼어들다 at abcnews.com.