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Governor Perry signed the Religious Viewpoint
Anti-Discrimination Act and it takes effect this Fall semester. It seems to
apply to public schools rather than colleges and universities. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/pressreleases/PressRelease.2007-06-11.3324 Here is the actual text of the Act: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HB03678I.HTM The Act seems to mostly direct its interest to public forums
or to classes where outside speakers are invited. However, section d (as well
as a few other areas) allows for free _expression_ in oral and other class work. Without
regard to the effect of this law on school science classrooms, one wonders what
the reaction of a HS Bible class teacher (also newly encouraged in Texas) will
think when a Moslem registers for that Christian-oriented class and starts to
spout the Surra of the Spider… I thought Dee’s comment about Texas being safe for
another two years because the legislature had adjourned was clever enough to go
down as a Will Rogers dictum. However, even Will’s wit may not have had a
low enough pH for this. I would be interested in your reactions to this as PA may do
something similar. |