'We Know We Didn't Come From Monkeys'

[Mermaid]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/1 ... 78060.html
A Republican candidate for the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) has been gaining attention for her remarks at a forum in Fort Worth on Monday.

During the meeting, Lady Theresa Thombs accused fellow candidate Eric Mahroum of once falling behind on his child support payments and called Republican incumbent Patricia Hardy a "lifelong Democrat." When speaking of CSCOPE, a curriculum system that has been widely used in districts around Texas, Thombs said the state was using "tax dollars to brainwash your children into socialist issues and ideas, and it is time for it to stop."

However, her arguably most controversial remarks came when she was speaking of science education and said, "We know we didn't come from monkeys," according to the Dallas Observer.

Following the forum, Thombs took to Twitter and sparred with critics. In several tweets she referenced her Christian faith.
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Her tweet: Lady Theresa Thombs @ladythombsdj@Kiawya embarrassment because I stand for the truth? Voters will decide if moral values matter. It is time for Christians to take a stand
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The issue of evolution is often a flashpoint in Texas education. The current chair of the SBOE, Barbara Cargill, has a history of supporting creationism in the classroom. Additionally, all the Republican candidates for the state's lieutenant governor position have said they think creationism should be taught in public schools.

[Hydra009]

However, her arguably most controversial remarks came when she was speaking of science education and said, "We know we didn't come from monkeys," according to the Dallas Observer.

Technically, that is true.  Humans are descended from apes first and foremost.  Monkeys are way earlier.

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But taking a closer look at her views:



She's definitely a religious nutbag.

[Mermaid]

Liberals are devil worshipers. Didn't you get the memo?

She is right. We all came from primordial soup if you want to get really literal.

[stromboli]

And one more reason to avoid Texas.

[aitm]

is that her real name of did she give herself the righteous and rather arrogant title of bitch over the little people?

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Hmm.. And everyone seems to think all of Texas is that way. My sister and brother live there and I know of several other non-believers in Texas.
Oh well...Squeaky wheel gets the grease.  :-k

[SGOS]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/lady-theresa-thombs-creationism_n_4578060.html
Thombs said the state was using "tax dollars to brainwash your children into socialist issues and ideas, and it is time for it to stop."

Yes, yes, such a waste of tax money that could be better spent brainwashing children with good right wing ideas.

[Hijiri Byakuren]

Obviously she's never worked retail. Every retail worker knows their customers evolved from monkeys.

[Jason78]

During the meeting, Lady Theresa Thombs

Woah!  Stop right there.   Lady Theresa Thombs?   Has she taken on a peerage?  Is she a Marchionesses, Countesses, Viscountesses or a Baronesses?

I think not.

[the_antithesis]

Did her parents name her Lady because her gender wasn't sufficiently evident?

[Solitary]

Another example of someone that doesn't understand evolution because they haven't bothered to find out about what it is actually saying because they prefer to be ignorant and idiotically cheerful.  :roll:  Solitary

[Thumpalumpacus]

She's not running in my district, so I cannot vote against her.

[Valigarmander]

Sounds like typical fare for the Texas BoE.

[Insult to Rocks]

I wonder what would happen if we opened a zoo just for monkeys in Texas? I honestly cannot fathom the response the religious right would have to it. Maybe they would accuse liberals of imprisoning their brethren or something stupid and nonsensical like that?

[Atheon]

She needs some schooling by AronRa.