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Life in Texas

By Ed Brayton

When I first met Kathy Miller of the Texas Freedom Network she described TFN as an organization that fights the religious right in Texas. I said, "Talk about a full time job." Here's why:

If you're a regular visitor to TFN Insider, you know that sound science is under siege in Texas. We have one of the highest teen birthrates in the country, but extremists demand that public schools teach abstinence-only in sexuality education classes. Creationists on the State Board of Education are trying to dumb down the public school science curriculum by attacking evolution. And zealots want to ban embryonic stem cell research that gives hope to families struggling with serious medical conditions like cancer and Parkinston's disease.

If you live in Texas, and even if you don't, I strongly recommend supporting TFN in any way you can. They're a terrific organization made up of dedicated people and they do very important work.

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Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 01, 2009 (boomark / email).