Teaching Islam in Public Schools

Kansas City Star (hat tip Little Green Footballs) ^

[Boazo]

[Selene]

Re: Taqiyya

Survellance for a hostage taking and murder mission?

[VOA]

Why isn't the American Criminal Liberties Union crying foul and filing suit to prevent this?

Because Jefferson never mentioned anything about "separation of mosque and state".

OK, I'm joshing...but only a little bit.

[Fiddlstix]

[VOA]

We should teach our children about Islam. But, don't start with 9-11. Start with Mohammad.
There is plenty to learn that creates a perfect contrast to Jesus Christ.

Just make sure they mention that there are no pedophiles in Islam.
Seeing how Mohammed, the role model for Islamic manhood, married a nine-year old girl.

And that there is some tolerance in part of the Islamic world for NAMBLA-style practices.
As in the common practice of warlords taking young boy's favors in Kandahar
for centuries.
(That was a practice the Taliban stopped...but for pragmatic purposes because
some of the warlords were too busy contesting each other for the young males..
not doing the work of The Taliban.)

[dennisw]

Deception is very common in Islamic war strategies. It is highly honored to win this way.

But  Taqiyya applies to deceiving the non Muslim about Islam and the true life and thoughts of the Muslim community. For instance when Muslims insisting that Jihad means inner struggle and that Osama Bin Ladin's terrorism is not a Jihad. Two years ago a Muslim student gave an address at Harvard graduation that the true meaning of Jihad is inner struggle. This is a lie. Jihad also has a true meaning of aggressive warfare.

 

 

Taqiyya
Taqiyya. In Islamic law and tradition, Taqiyya is the dissimulation of
one s religious beliefs to non-Muslims. It is most often ...
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[Boazo]

[Calpernia]

bump to me for later.

[HighlyOpinionated]

http://biblia.com/islam/islam.htm

Good article on Islam, worth the time.

[Publius6961]

thanks to a series of new teacher training initiatives, an increased fascination with Islam and the assurance that schools, if careful, can educate impressionable children about religion without crossing a constitutional line.

If it's not possible for Christianity, it certainly isn't possible for a movement which seriously can be challenged as being a religion at all.
If I had school-age children, I would challenge this in the loudest and most serious way. I would particularly identify who was the genius who came up with the idea. And if passing the buck becomes the answer, go as far up in state government as necessary until the moron is found.

[Porterville]

There is nothing wrong with learning about different cultural tradition and religion. But, it should be mixed with a healthy dose of Christianity, Judaism and Eastern religions.

[Porterville]

That is a good point, I think they should teach about all those things.

[wildwood]

Muslim educators note tremendous progress in education about Ramadan and Islam in general in public schools, particularly since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — perpetrated by extremist Muslims — brought Islam into the national spotlight.

great. rewarding and encouraging horrible behavior.

[HighlyOpinionated]

WHERE are the Psychiatrists and Psychologists speaking out about how Islam is a religion of Child Abuse? How can they remain quiet when the worst Child Abuse is the mental abuse of watching your father having his head sawn off. Or being a child who watches his playmate killed? WHERE is the protest? Where are the letters calling for the Iraqi's to think about their children? Something just doesn't ring true when educated doctors do not speak out. Islam should not be taught in the schools unless graphic photos are included in the 'educational process.'

[combat_boots]

Outstanding post. True, too.

[ladylib]

"Educators cite Ramadan as a good opportunity to teach students about Islam and its practice. But teaching Ramadan in public schools has not been without controversy. Last year a federal judge said that the Byron Union School District in California could continue a three-week curriculum that emphasized role-playing exercises requiring, among other things, seventh-grade students to recite Muslim prayers.

Despite the ruling in the district's favor, the school suspended the program because of the outcry the lawsuit spawned."
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Even though a jerky judge saw nothing wrong with the course, there was such an outcry that the school decided to discontinue the course. That means that parents and taxpayers certainly can influence what the schools teach their kids, because if it doesn't meet with the approval of parents and taxpayers, there will be hell to pay and screw the courts.

[dennisw]

Thanks CB

[SunnySide]

"I also think a lot of leftists hope that if the Jihadists win, they will cut them some slack rather than cutting their throats because the left sided with the Jihadists and made their victory possible."

Not in their wildest dreams. Jihadists will say as they slit the throats of their useful idiots, "So long sucker!"

[SunnySide]

"Two years ago a Muslim student gave an address at Harvard graduation that the true meaning of Jihad is inner struggle. This is a lie. Jihad also has a true meaning of aggressive warfare."

Oh charming, American colleges are educating future Jihadist women beating rulers. Lets celebrate...(slathered in sarcasm)