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Line 139: − − [[File:286px-Map of USA TX.svg.png|thumbnail|400px|[[Texas]] is a very influential state in the [[United States]] when it comes to [[biology]] textbooks.<ref>http://www.utne.com/Politics/Right-Wing-Activists-Rewrite-US-Textbooks-6418.aspx</ref> A supporter of [[Creation Ministries International]] with a large Christian YouTube audience has declared he is going to aggressively promote the Question evolution! campaign in Texas.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I</ref> − <br /> − <br /> − <small>(graphic obtained from [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_TX.svg Wikimedia commons], username:Huebi , Title of picture:Map of USA with Texas highlighted, see: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_TX.svg license agreement])</small>]] − − The popular [[Christian]] [[YouTube]] producer, [[Shockofgod]], has vowed to promote the Question evolution! campaign aggressively in the state of [[Texas]] due to its large influence on textbooks throughout the United States.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I</ref> − − === Growing volunteer effort directed towards Texas === − On June 20, 2011, Shockofgod said a team of volunteers was going to shortly start calling Texas churches and ask them to get involved in the Question evolution! campaign.<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-massive.html</ref> On June 23, 2011, it was announced that the volunteer team would start contacting Texas churches on June 24, 2011.<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-starting-in.html</ref> In addition, a volunteer wrote: "I am so excited. I am going to get the t-shirt, tracts, and walk around my city!"<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-starting-in.html</ref> On July 3, 2011, it was reported that a Question evolution! campaign volunteer contacted about 65 churches in the state of [[Texas]] in one week. <ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/question-evolution-volunteer-reported.html</ref> On September 23, 2011, 503 Texas churches had been contacted.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/10/we-have-contacted-503-texas-churches.html We have contacted 503 Texas churches about the Question evolution! campaign]</ref> − − During the 2011/2012 school year, key creationist activists are going to be contacted concerning the campaign.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/331-texas-churches-contacted-about.html 331 Texas churches contacted about the Question! Evolution! Campaign already. We are just warming up!]</ref><ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/441-texas-churches-contacted-about_20.html 441 Texas churches contacted about Question evolution! campaign]</ref> − − === Texas: Influential state as far as United States biology textbooks === − − In 2010, the ''Utne Reader'' declared, concerning Texas's influence on national textbooks: − {{cquote|The politicized textbooks would be a problem just inside Texas, but economic factors have given the state a huge influence over textbooks throughout the country. Unlike many other states, Texas makes the decisions on a state level on what books local school districts can buy. So when the state makes a decision on what books to purchase for its 4.7 million high schoolers, publishers take notice. The only bigger market for textbooks in the country is [[California]], a state whose budget is in such disarray, it announced that it won’t be buying new books until 2014. In the meantime, an anonymous industry executive told Washington Monthly, “publishers will do whatever it takes to get on the Texas list,” even if that means caving in to right-wing activists.<ref>http://www.utne.com/Politics/Right-Wing-Activists-Rewrite-US-Textbooks-6418.aspx</ref>}} − − Texas is expected to purchase $1 billion in textbooks in 2012-13.<ref>http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/texas-influence-on-textbooks-could-wane-336909.html</ref> − − In addition, Shockofgod has challenged Texas YouTube atheists [[Matt Dillahunty]] and [[AronRa]] to answer the 15 questions for evolutionists which are featured in the Creation Ministries International's Question evolution! campaign.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I My challenge to atheists and evolutionists]</ref>
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See also: [[Question evolution! campaign and Texas]]
See also: [[Question evolution! campaign and Texas]]
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