Posted on 02/11/2017 8:12:15 PM PST by Innovative
A California Islamic school wanted to keep an open mind before Donald Trump took office. But less than a month into Trump's presidency, the school rejected $800,000 in federal funds aimed at combatting violent extremism.
The decision made late Friday night by the Bayan Claremont graduate school's board to turn down the money — an amount that would cover more than half its yearly budget — capped weeks of sleepless nights and debate. Many there felt Trump's rhetoric singling out Islamic extremism and his travel ban affecting predominantly Muslim countries had gone too far.
It also made the school the fourth organization nationwide under the Trump administration to reject the money for a program created under President Barack Obama known as countering violent extremism, or CVE, which officials say aims to thwart extremist groups' abilities to recruit would-be terrorists.
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They can’t renounce jihad, it is a central part of Islam.
There is no moderate Koran.
There is no moderate Islam.
Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace
Which tells us EVERYTHING.
Wait a minute. An Islamic school gets federal dollars? I thought that was the big stink about vouchers that the money might go to religious schools. I thought gov money could not go to religious schools, or is that just Christian schools?
Decisions, decisions.
Good! It would have been wasted money.
They are proving they are a threat to society by refusing to police themselves of those who would kill us.
Dang! Give it to me, and I’ll fight Muslim extremism for $700,000!
Now we learn Obama was funding Islamic schools. It would be interesting to know how much money was going to Islam, here and overseas.
It reeks of “I’ll pay you to be my friend.: That never works anyway.
So much for all the BS ex culpas - they embrace terrorism and approve of it.
I read this as the school did NOT want to fight violent extremism.
I also. Was my post unclear?
The AP writer must have been half asleep; not well written.
how does giving money to extremists fight extremism ....
The first mistake is allowing an islamic ANYTHING in America.
Ban islam and any of its inherent violence and evil teachings.
Shiite. Must be Christmas.
Where’s my share of their loot...
Or maybe they can pluck at my lute....
3, 2, 1.....
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