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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Texas GOP Stands on a Platform of Ignorance
Texas has a lot of things to be proud of. The Republican Party of Texas, however, is not one of them. Turns out everything really is bigger down in Texas, including our embarrassments. Taking cues from the national party, the Texas GOP invokes religion and false ideas of the Founding Fathers to promote their blatantly anti-science stances. Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently compared the homosexual "lifestyle" to being an alcoholic. In its recently-finished 2014 party platform, Texas Republicans offer the following stances on homosexuality and reparative therapy:
http://reason.com/archives/2014/06/28/texas-republicans-pray-the-gay-away
godamnit, Texas...REALLY?
SamKnause
(13,112 posts)they are proud of their ignorance.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Whether it is football or politics, makes no difference.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)spanone
(135,915 posts)Gothmog
(145,752 posts)It is a very progressive document. I only had a couple of minutes to look at it. It will be online later this week Read it. You will be amazed