[Sopater]

According to an earlier report from the American Textbook Council, history textbooks throughout the U.S. schooling system promote Islam.

[Rhino54]

Lafayette was French.

[Slapshot68]

Yea and Frederick Douglas spoke Ebonics.

[Blennos]

Jesus was a Jew, a citizen of Israel which was, at that time, occupied by the Romans.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Stupidity reins rampant. The word Palestine comes from the work Philistine. The Philistines were the traditional enemies of the Jews. Jesus of course was a Jew, not a Philistine.

Quoting from Wikopedia: “The Romans joined the province of Judea (which already included Samaria) together with Galilee to form a new province, called Syria Palaestina, to complete the disassociation with Judaea.” In other words the Roman used the term to delegitimize Judea.

[silverleaf]

and philistines rule the schools

[mothball]

And Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Jeremiah Wright are men of God.

[MarkL]

I'm wondering if SF writers Robert Heinlein and Frank Herbert were prescient... Both predicted that islam would be the dominant religion in the future. I wonder if they believed it would be because islam would conquer Christianity and Judaism, or if they'd just surrender.

Mark

[webrover]

Since Christians believe Jesus was the son of God, conceived through “Immaculate Conception”, He surely was neither a Jew nor a Philistine.

[tpanther]

It’s time for Americans to stop the godless liberal NEA from wrecking our country!

[weegee]

Jesus was a Jew.

[blam]

Earliest Reference Describes Christ As 'magician'

"A bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D., is engraved with what may be the world's first known reference to Christ. The engraving reads, "DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS," which has been interpreted to mean either, "by Christ the magician" or, "the magician by Christ."

[mountainlion]

Palestine was a name given to the area by a Cesar of Rome to the area to insult Israel by naming the area after the their enemies the Philistines. This happened after the Maccabees revolt long after Christ if memory serves me right.

[weegee]

The level of outrageousness grew: "Christianity was started by a young Palestinian named Jesus," claims "The World," by Scott Foresman.

Wait. Public schools cannot mention Jesus in umpteen other contexts. His name may not be spoken on public property to hear the ACLU tell it. So how can this book be "kosher" with the ACLU stance on "Church and State"? To hear Christopher Hitchens tell it, Jesus never even existed.

Here's a link on the textbook:

http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g6/index.html

And here's a lesson on Palestine:

http://sf.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0837349.html

Palestine (păl'ustīn) [key], historic region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, at various times comprising parts of modern Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and Egypt; also known as the Holy Land. The name is derived from a word meaning “land of the Philistines.” This article discusses mainly the geography and the history of Palestine until the United Nations took up the Palestine problem in 1947; for the economy and later history, see Israel, Jordan, and West Bank.

In the Bible, Palestine is called Canaan before the invasion of Joshua; the usual Hebrew name is Eretz Israel [land of Israel]. Palestine is the Holy Land of Jews, having been promised to them by God; of Christians because it was the scene of Jesus' life; and of Muslims because they consider Islam to be the heir of Judaism and Christianity and because Jerusalem is the site, according to Muslim tradition, of Muhammad's ascent to heaven. The Holy Land derives its special character from being a place of pilgrimage. Shrines, shared in common by several religions, cluster most numerously in and about Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Hebron.

And Israel:

http://sf.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0825647.html

Israel (iz'rēul) [key], officially State of Israel, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,277,000, including Israelis in occupied Arab territories), 7,992 sq mi (20,700 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea. (The area figure used above does not include the Golan Heights or the West Bank, which are occupied by Israel.) It is bordered by Lebanon in the north, Syria and Jordan in the east, the Mediterranean Sea on the west, Egypt on the southwest, and the Gulf of Aqaba (an arm of the Red Sea) on the south. The capital and largest city of Israel is Jerusalem. This article deals primarily with the events in Israel from 1948 to the present. For the earlier history of the region, see Palestine.

[tom h]

"Jesus was a Palestinian,' claims U.S. history text"

Technically, the book is right. But the motives of the book's publisher are clearly suspect, and have a political overtone.

Some facts here:

First, "Palestine" to the best of my knowledge derives from the term "Philistines" which we all know were a brutish lout of people living along the coast of what is modern-day Israel and Gaza. Jesus was not a Philistine. Neither are today's Palestinians proven to be descended from Philistines.

Second, historical Palestine extends from Lebanon and Syria to Egypt and the Sinai, and even into modern-day Jordan. So, technically speaking, anyone living in these areas could be considered Palestinian.

Third, today's Palestinians weren't even called Palestinians UNTIL they fled Israel proper prior to the 1948 war. The name was absconded in an attempt to add legitimacy to the refugees. No one in all Araby gave a hoot about them until they because useful fodder and political pawns, and they had to give them a name. The Jews called themselves Israelis, so the world named the refugees Palestinians.

Fourth, Jesus was Jew, a Hebrew, and clearly not a Gentile, which is the inference of the text.

So why do I provide all this information? To show that the textbook in question is one more example of an arrogant leftist trying to use half-truths to indoctrinate our children. Even if means implying that Jesus was a Palestinian, meaning that "What Would Jesus Do?" means Jesus would side with today's Palestinians instead of today's Israelis.

Sheesh. Repeat after me until you're numb: home school or Christian school, home school or Christian school, home school or Christian school, home school or Christian school ...

Footnote: I've always thought it appropriate that today's Palestinians, loved by so many on the political left, claim descent from the very people whose name (Philistine) has such a pejorative connotation -- someone who is without culture, without class, base and loathsome. Sounds just like ... well ... just like the former leader of the Palestinians, Yassir Arafat!

[forkinsocket]

Ha are Palestinians writing their books? “Jesus was Palestinian” is a fairly popular Palestinian remark.

[SJackson]

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I saw bus in Chicago the other day with an ad on it's side, to paraphrase

Islam: the religion of Noah, Abraham, Jesus and Mohammed

[Convert from ECUSA]

Ping!

Jesus was a “palestinian”...my wide aunt fanny! Jesus was born Jewish and lived as an observant Jew. Mary and Joseph were Jewish, not “palestinian” ancestors of Abbas or Arafat! The Holy Book Jesus learned from as a boy was the Torah at the synagogue, not the koran at the mosque!

[metmom]

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[metmom]

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[dmanLA]

By this interpretation, all Jews are Palestinian as well. Ergo, no more Palestinian ‘problem’ because the Palestinian’s (Jews) have a homeland (Israel).

Wasn’t there a Palestinian brigade in WWII that was composed with Jewish soldiers?