djplong, I don't think your "Side note - Red State Texas decided to eliminate Thomas Jefferson from the curriculum, apparently because of his anti-organized-Christianity quotes from back then" is correct. The board, rightly or wrongly, decided to take Jefferson out of the "world history section devoted to great political thinkers."

Jefferson is still in the American history standards. The argument on the world history side had to do with the writings of The Enlightenment Movement not being the only influence in European uprisings at that time in history.


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