links for 2010-02-18

• African Human Rights Body Issues Landmark Ruling | Cultural Survival
  (tags: humanrights africa kenya law international)
• How Christian Were the Founders? – NYTimes.com
  Very fascinating. How the conservatives are using the texas education board to essentially rewrite US history, framing the founding fathers' intent as having been to found a Christian Nation, selecting which figures are given prominence, which books can be assigned, etc. They're in it for long haul: a generational change in perceptions of the united states' core values.

  Scary

  (tags: texas education united-states culture history politics conservative religion christianity)