Atlantic City schools to recognize Islamic holidays

AP WIRE (direct feed) | May 28, 2004

[Rummyfan]

...According to Superintendent Fredrick P. Nickles, about 560 of the city's 7,800 children are Muslim....

Less than 10%! So all the Catholic students get off All Saints Day, Immaculate Conception, Epiphany, Holy Thursday and Good Friday, Ascension Thursday? And how about Yom Kippur and Rosh Hoshanna for the Jewish kids? No? Hmmmmmmm....... This school board is insane. Of course, I can only imagine the state of public schools in Atlantic City - probably rivals that of the District of Columbia!

[tob2]

I can only imagine what comes next. Christians's can't say the Pledge of Allegiance with the words "under God", can't say prayers at school functions, can't even celebrate Christmas in a non-secular way, but these kids will be bowing to Mecca! Give me a break.

[get'emall]

Surely the ACLU is fighting this tooth and nail.

[Feiny]

I have wanted to visit Spain for quite some time.
Can I consult you for travel advice?

[ladylib]

You can legally do that in NJ.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Oh goodie! I am sure that there may be at least 10 or so witches within the district, so I do hope they are also able to secure district-wide holidays for at least 2 of their wiccan high holy days. </end sarcasm>

[Republicus2001]

me too - thinking about Barcelona

[bwteim]

I'm sending my kids to a school that celebrates Festivus.

"A Festivus, For the Rest of Us!" - Frank Costanza

[Charlespg]

I will go with that,

[banjo joe]

When will people wake up and realize that America is quickly becoming anti Christian.

Many pastors and teachers are already characterizing this as the "post-Christian age" in America.

[backtothestreets]

"...are they granting Jewish holidays as well?"

I wondered that at well.  I also wonder...

Why have school districts dropped the terms Christmas vacation and Easter vacation due to the religious connotations (not to mention badgering from non-Christians), yet naming Islamic holidays is supposedly courageous?

Why can Christian children (and teachers) be disciplined for openly displaying Christian symbols of their faith, yet Muslim girls are permitted to wear headwear that signifies their faith?

Why has the White House been opened to Muslim prayer?

Where are we headed?

If Christians started wearing red shirts, blouses, jackets, coats, t-shirts, and such to signify the blood of Jesus Christ, would school districts, employers, and the government ban the color red?