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lurking in
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Date: October 28, 2020 03:51AM
RPackham Wrote:
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> Years ago there was a proposal in Texas to teach
> foreign languages in Texas high schools. One Texas
> legislator objected: "If English was good enough
> for Jesus Christ, it's good enough for our Texas
> schoolchildren!"
That quote is actually a variation on a joke that goes back to the 19th century:
"We found that the 'Bible written in English' line is so old it was used to make fun of Texas’ 1925-27 governor, Miriam Ferguson, to whom versions have also been attributed.
"And it’s even older than that, tracing back to at least 1881."
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/feb/12/facebook-posts/bachmann-didnt-say-bible-was-written-english-and-n/Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2020 03:57AM by lurking in.