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Teacher Marguerite Hughes, part of a group that began pushing for the change two years ago via petition said, ?It?s an awkward position to ask African-American children and teachers to celebrate a historical figure who was a slave-owner.? Of course, as products of the California educational system, it?s unlikely the students have a clue who Jefferson is.

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niteowl said:

If human nature is so flawed that we cant even keep out recent history accurate. What makes anyone think that the bible is a "historically accurate" document after over 2000 years of "interpretations"?

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z@z.com said:

That is exactly what I was saying. The historical information in the bible tends to be accurate. Defending the ideas in the bible is another discussion entirely and it doesn't really fit in this forum.

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Paradigm said:

Depends what you mean by "accurate." If you mean that many parts correspend to actual historical events, then yes, it is accurate. If you mean it is an objective account of how those events actually transpired, then no. There is evidence, for example, that the Hebrews once lived among the Egyptians, and that they fled and wandered in the desert for many years, but there is no indication that the Red Sea has ever parted.

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z@z.com said:

Paradigm said:

Depends what you mean by "accurate." If you mean that many parts correspend to actual historical events, then yes, it is accurate. If you mean it is an objective account of how those events actually transpired, then no. There is evidence, for example, that the Hebrews once lived among the Egyptians, and that they fled and wandered in the desert for many years, but there is no indication that the Red Sea has ever parted.

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I am referring to the non-supernatural historical events.

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methikist said:

someone has to say it

chomsky

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I say Einstein.  He was American by choice not birth, though... Does that still count?  I think so.