Problematic Education Part Three - Indoctrination
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Should a particularly powerful and large group of people want creationism taught, in some way, in text books, all they need to do is put people in positions of power to undermine Science and history by censoring words. A fascinating look at this phenomenon is documented in the PBS documentary, The Revisionaries, which follows the career of two evangelical politicians working on the board of education. One Donald Mcleroy, and Cynthia Dunbar.
Religious Freedom
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment
https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/virginia-statute-religious-freedom
https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/jeffersons-religious-beliefs
http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/compare/party-affiliation/by/political-ideology/among/state/texas/
CREATIONISM
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2267227/
http://www.pewforum.org/2011/11/21/lobbying-for-the-faithful-exec/
http://www.pewforum.org/2011/11/21/lobbying-for-the-faithful-major-characteristics/#advocacy