New Legislation Would Ban Critical Race Theory on Texas Public Universities

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Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:12 pm

New Legislation Would Ban Critical Race Theory on Texas Public Universities
https://texasscorecard.com/state/new-leg...c-universities/
�Texas must push back on the progressive agenda to indoctrinate the minds of our future and I�m proud to help lead the effort!�
Emily Wilkerson | February 1, 2023

Proposed legislation in Texas would prohibit universities and colleges from teaching critical race theory and remove their state funding if they violate the law.

House Bill 1607 by State Rep. Cody Harris (R�Palestine) reads that no institution of higher education is allowed to instill beliefs or teach that �one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex� or that �an individual�s moral character, standing, or worth is necessarily determined by the individual�s race or sex.�

During the 87th Legislative Session, State Rep. Steve Toth (R�The Woodlands) filed legislation that would prohibit any teacher, administrator, or other employees in any school district from teaching CRT concepts in classes. That bill was watered down in the Texas House, but it ultimately passed and was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott.

HB 1607 uses the same language as the previous bill but would pertain to higher education.

�Our American values will not be watered down or twisted for the political agenda of the far left. Building on our work from last session to ban Critical Race Theory in our K-12 classrooms, I filed House Bill 1607 which will keep it from being taught at Texas college and university campuses,� Harris said. �Texas must push back on the progressive agenda to indoctrinate the minds of our future, and I�m proud to help lead the effort!�-- excerpt, rest at link above --

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

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Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:58 pm

Why not make it for all institutions that receive any state funding, including private?

It is reasonable to concur where Conscience does not forbid a Compliance; for Conformity is at least a Civil Virtue.
But we should only press it in Necessaries, the rest may prove a Snare and Temptation to break Society.
But above all, it is a Weakness in Religion and Government, where it is carried to Things of an Indifferent Nature, since besides that it makes Way for Scruples, Liberty is always the Price of it....William Penn

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Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:03 pm (Last edited: Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:04 pm)

Here's a list to begin the search, beginning with Baylor.

Some Christian Colleges Have Ties to Planned Parenthood: Study
By Alice Giordano
February 3, 2023

Nearly 10 percent of Christian colleges in the United States maintain ties with Planned Parenthood including several Catholic universities, according to an on-going investigation by a national student organization.

According to Students for Life of America (SFLA), 68 of the 784 colleges affiliated with a Christian church including Catholic and conservative Baptist denomination in the U.S. continue to maintain some type of relationship with Planned Parenthood, even after the group released its initial report back in 2021.

Former SFLA President Lauren Enriquez, who helped spearhead the audit, told The Epoch Times that every school found to have an active relationship with Planned Parenthood was given an opportunity to cut ties with the abortion group before being identified in the report.

�Needless to say it�s disappointing that Christian schools are defying their own principles by maintaining a relationship with Planned Parenthood,� Enriquez said.

The Epoch Times reached out to several of the colleges identified in the SFLA report. The only one to provide a response was Baylor University.

�As a Christian university, Baylor respects the sanctity of life. We do not allow for the institutional promotion of abortion or abortion-related services on our campus,� said Lori Fogleman, Vice President of Media and Public Relations at Baylor in a statement to The Epoch Times. �Additionally, Baylor representatives frequently tour and support Care Net Pregnancy Center both financially and through volunteer work as part of the University�s community outreach efforts.�

Following the release of the SFLA report, the Texas college, which identified itself as a Baptist university, Bears For Life, a pro-life group made up of Baylor students, launched an aggressive campaign against the administration including campus protests to end ties with Planned Parenthood.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/some-chris...dy_5021058.html

It is reasonable to concur where Conscience does not forbid a Compliance; for Conformity is at least a Civil Virtue.
But we should only press it in Necessaries, the rest may prove a Snare and Temptation to break Society.
But above all, it is a Weakness in Religion and Government, where it is carried to Things of an Indifferent Nature, since besides that it makes Way for Scruples, Liberty is always the Price of it....William Penn

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