Heres How A Christian Group Is Refusing To Let Islam Infiltrate Our Schools At the end of last year, the Texas State Board of Education made the controversial decision to approve a set of social studies textbooks despite disputes between Christian Rights members of the board and scholars reviewing the text. Textbook companies were convinced to remove some of the objectionable material, but some claims remained, including assertions like the fact that Moses was a direct influence on the founding of the U.S. The curriculum standards and the adoption process in Texas dont simply lack balanced and accurate coverage of the worlds religions; they work against it, writes David R. Brockman, a religious studies professor at Southern Methodist University. And while textbook publishers generally struggle against this tide, they are sometimes dragged along with it. Many feel that the textbook companies are giving into pressures that are coming from influencers without appropriate academic credentials, in an effort to avoid controversy. 