Whitewashing the past

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In early American public schools, there was no separation between church and state by John in DC - 8/28/2006 08:47:00 AM

From the Wall Street Journal
In early American public schools, there was no separation between church and state. Tenets of Christianity were embedded in almost every lesson and book, including spelling, reading, history, grammar, arithmetic and science.

Yeah, and we had slaves. And women couldn't vote. And no one would hire the Irish. And children made great factory labor.Oh yeah, we also burned witches.

Your point would be?

Right on. Too many people wish for the “good old days” without remembering all of the really bad shit that went along with those times. Just because things were different does not mean that they were better. To paraphrase P. J. O’Rourke, modern dentistry is reason enough to discard the “good old days”.