Huckabee+Makes+History+Vids+for+Kids+That+Celebrate+Religion

== =//Published on the Huffington Post//= =//5/12/11//= = = =Were you absent the day your history teacher informed the class that the Reagan Revolution was powered by a divine intervention from God? Did you fall asleep during the lesson on black, unemployed people who, at one time, completely lacked ethics? Don't worry -- Mike Huckabee has made a tool to school your entire family on these subjects.= =The former Arkansas governor announced Thursday that he's launched a company called Learn Our History, with the objective of making history lessons for students entertaining through the use of animated videos, according to PR Newswire.= > = "America's youth aren't excited about our past because they're being taught history in a way that minimizes what has made America a beacon of hope around the world for over 200 years. Instead, history lessons today often focus on America's faults," said Governor Huckabee." = =The objective is to combat what Huckabee and co-founder Brad Saft see as the mundane, inaccurate and biased way in which history is taught, according to the website.= =As a way to instill American pride in students, a video "Origins of World War II" that's previewed on the site includes dialogue and narration such as:= > = "Show those Germans and Japanese the power of America." = > = "You can see that every American pulled together to win this war. Even the gals were in on it. You go, girl." = =Learn Our History also includes a video with religious undertones about the Reagan Revolution:= > = "God had a plan for America...If we ever forget we're one nation under God, we'll be one nation gone under." = =The company's website says the history videos celebrate religion, but not any specific denomination, however.= > = "At Learn Our History we recognize and celebrate faith, religion and the role of God in America's founding and making our country the greatest place on Earth. Our videos are non-denominational in nature and can be enjoyed by families with diverse religious beliefs." = =The Reagan video also describes the past economic downturn, illustrated by a black man wielding a knife as one of the people out of a job "whose morals are just gone."=

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