Muslim kids are allowed to have prayer 6 times a day in school... but lord forbid you let the Christians pray ONCE before the school day starts.
Another attack that has bugged me was the push for anti-Christian artwork (virgin Mary covered in excrement). This was called art and defended... but imagine a jewish Menorah covered in excrement (Menorah of manure?)... would they defend it as artwork or brand it as anti-semantic?
Historically, most religious abuses come from the government sanctioning a particular religion. Adherents of that religion feel they have a "mandate" to minimize all public signs of other religions.
Muslim kids are allowed to have prayer 6 times a day in school... but lord forbid you let the Christians pray ONCE before the school day starts.
Okay, this isn't quite accurate. Christians can pray 24/7 if we want. We just can't stand up in the middle of class and do it out loud. The Bible doesn't require us to pray in groups at school. In the case of Muslims, the Quran requires rote prayer at specific times of the day. If a school system denies a Muslim child a place to pray in private, they are abridging his/her free exercise of Islam. There is a big difference between the religious requirements of a Christian child and a Muslim child.
Another attack that has bugged me was the push for anti-Christian artwork (virgin Mary covered in excrement). This was called art and defended... but imagine a jewish Menorah covered in excrement (Menorah of manure?)... would they defend it as artwork or brand it as anti-semantic?
There is no push for anti-Christian artwork. What you've seen is a defense of the free speech of dingbats who feel the need to produce that "art". I can guarantee you the ACLU would come down right in your corner if you decided to exibit a painting of Muhammad sodomizing his brother. When the left decides it's time to start attacking Islam or other religions using art, they will find the ACLU standing by, ready to defend them.
You are right.