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Parents Question Choice To Sing ‘Allahu Akbar’ At Holiday Concert
CBS Minnesota ^ | December 17th, 2015 | By John Lauritsen

Posted on 12/17/2015 1:38:34 PM PST by Mariner

BLAINE, Minn. (WCCO) — Some parents in the Anoka-Hennepin School District are questioning a choir teacher’s decision to use a song about Ramadan performed in Arabic at a holiday concert.

At Thursday night’s concert at Blaine High School, one of the songs students will be singing includes Arabic words, including the phrase “Allahu Akbar,” which means “God is great.”

Christian and Jewish songs will be performed as well, but the Ramadan song is getting all the attention.

It started with a post on Facebook. A parent of a ninth-grade Blaine choir student posted the lyrics to the song the choir has been practicing. When others learned students would be singing the song on Thursday, the comments took a turn.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: academicbias; aclumia; arth; education; islam; islamicimperialism; minnesota; waronchristmas
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To: Clintonfatigued; 2Jedismom; 6amgelsmama; AAABEST; aberaussie; AccountantMom; Aggie Mama; agrace; ...

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101 posted on 12/17/2015 6:10:26 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Clintonfatigued; GOPsterinMA

What I have to say about this might get me in trouble with law enforcement, or at least FR moderators. I’ll sum it up in one word, Chainsaw.


102 posted on 12/17/2015 6:33:23 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Impy; Clintonfatigued

Amen.


103 posted on 12/17/2015 6:34:58 PM PST by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: mbarker12474

No chants of “show” heil?


104 posted on 12/17/2015 6:45:54 PM PST by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

If I was a Buddhist or a Hindu I’d raise absolute hell.

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105 posted on 12/17/2015 6:51:23 PM PST by Mears
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To: Tax-chick

There are two Ramadan celebrations. One for gifting and another for sacrificing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_holidays


106 posted on 12/17/2015 7:06:08 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Impy

“I’ll grab his legs.”

See Mark Wahlberg’s movies, from the one about being with his spotter, Danny.


107 posted on 12/17/2015 7:11:41 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: henkster
I am waiting for the outcry and protests of all the so-called “good” teachers out there in Education Land. What? They can't be seen or heard? Crickets?

The “good” teachers are as visible when these education outrages occur as the the so-called “good” Muslims when terrorism happens.

This stuff happens because thousands upon thousands of teachers **willingly** go to work every day and willingly choose to make the schools the Marxocrat cesspools that they are. No one is holding a gun to their heads forcing them to support, uphold, and establish the government school indoctrination camps. They do it for money.

108 posted on 12/17/2015 7:48:35 PM PST by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Cleaning them out of positions of authority will be a Herculean task, like that of diverting a river as in the cleaning of the Augean stables..


109 posted on 12/17/2015 11:29:27 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: o_1_2_3__

The majority of muslims in America (61%) are first generation immigrants.

This is a post-2001 trend, this colonization. Assimilate? Nah.

Americans must CHANGE toward their worldview.

I loathe anti-Western Communists and their evil agenda.


110 posted on 12/18/2015 12:27:09 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
I've had Archie Bell and the Drells stuck in my head ever since.

#DoDootDoDootDootDootDoDo

111 posted on 12/18/2015 12:33:44 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
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To: rawcatslyentist; MeshugeMikey
Why all the discrimination against the Aztec and Mayan religions? Let them sing about ripping out still beating hearts.

Do the kids know all the words to "Be still my heart, O Quetzalcoatl"?

112 posted on 12/18/2015 12:41:59 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
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To: harwood

Allah Akbar does NOT translate to “God is great”. The more correct translation is “Allah is greater” which can have several meanings depending on use and context.

Allah is greater than your God
Allah is greater than me/man and my screw up (usually said after someone does something stupid like blowing themselves up accidentally)
Allah is greater than you
Allah is greater than natural consequences / fate (again said after an event like an earth quake or lighting strike, etc)

Since they worship Allah, the god of hate, rape, enslavement, war and murder, I believe that the best translation is “Satan is greater...”


113 posted on 12/18/2015 1:26:30 AM PST by taxcontrol ( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
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To: harwood

“A spokesman for the district said the Arabic song will be sung during an audience participation portion of the concert.”

If I were in attendance, I would have to loudly BOOOO during the singing of the song.


114 posted on 12/18/2015 1:28:45 AM PST by taxcontrol ( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
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To: taxcontrol

That or set my phone to play Stryper’s To Hell with The Devil


115 posted on 12/18/2015 1:32:23 AM PST by taxcontrol ( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
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To: harwood

Why not sing it like this:

Alahwahoo Whackbar!

Or Alalahooo Snackbar!


116 posted on 12/18/2015 3:24:10 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Clintonfatigued

It’s a very ugly place where everything is backwards and upside down.


117 posted on 12/18/2015 6:00:31 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: CatOwner

That would be the destruction of civilization at warp speed. The schools need to be abandoned instead.


118 posted on 12/18/2015 6:15:11 AM PST by Mmmike
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To: a fool in paradise

what about all them KWANZAA Songs???

To ignore all them fine KWANZAA Songs MUST be Racess??


119 posted on 12/18/2015 8:31:23 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><> GO CRUZ!!!!)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

OMG! Thanks for the belly laughs.


120 posted on 12/18/2015 1:05:59 PM PST by miserare ( "What difference does it make?"~~Benghazi Hil)
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