The Constitution: Real & Imagined

The Onion has a great article whose title conveys the content: Area Man Passionate Defender of What He Imagines Constitution To Be.

"Our very way of life is under siege," said Mortensen, whose understanding of the Constitution derives not from a close reading of the document but from talk-show pundits, books by television personalities, and the limitless expanse of his own colorful imagination.

Then the New York Times Magazine has an article called How Christian Were the Founders? that is actually about the Texas State Board of Education. As it turns out, Texas is one of the most influential boards of education. They buy 48 million textbooks a year, which encourages publishers to produce books in line with Texas guidelines. They are also one of the most conservative boards in the country. The view of one of the board members:

“The underlying authority for our constitutional form of government stems directly from biblical precedents,” she writes. “Hence, the only accurate method of ascertaining the intent of the Founding Fathers at the time of our government’s inception comes from a biblical worldview.”

The article discusses the various religious views the school board has tried to inject into the public schools, some actual history about the founding of our nation, and a little bit about the Liberty Law School. A long, but interesting read.