Supreme Court rejects challenge to public school coursework on Islam

www.washingtonexaminer.com ^ | by Melissa Quinn | October 15, 2019 11:18 AM

[Red Badger]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed an appeal from a Christian former high school student who argued coursework on Islam at her Maryland school violated her First Amendment rights.

The dispute involves Caleigh Wood, a student at La Plata High School in Charles County, Maryland, who enrolled in a state-mandated World History course during the 2014-2015 school year.

As part of the class, the then-junior was required to complete coursework on “The Muslim World,” in which she learned about Islam. Wood took issue with two parts of the class: a PowerPoint presentation that said most Muslims’ faith “is stronger than the average Christian” and a fill-in-the-blank worksheet in which she had to write, “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,” which she said was in violation of her Christian faith.

Wood refused to complete some of the class assignments, which led to a lower grade.

The school “subjected Ms. Wood to this promotional instruction in Islam, and also refused to grand her an opt out or alternative assignment when Ms. Wood, holding fast to her Christian beliefs, refused to write that the Muslim god is the only god,” her lawyers said in filings with the Supreme Court.

Wood sued Principal Evelyn Arnold and Vice Principal Shannon Morris in January 2016, alleging her First Amendment rights had been violated.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Arnold and Morris, ruling the teachings at issue “did not impermissibly endorse any religion nor did they compel Wood to profess any belief.”

[Regulator]

Gee. Imagine the screaming if they had to write “Jesus is Lord” for the assignment.

Guess we know where we all stand now.

[Innovative]

Correct, it was using the wrong argument.

It doesn’t violate her first amendment rights, but there is absolutely no reason to include a violent religion in a school curriculum.

[antidemoncrat]

SCOTUS: What ever happened to separation of church and state...oh, I forgot that only applies to Christianity doesn’t it?

[Bob434]

[[which she had to write, “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,”]]

The left scream about ‘separation of church and state’ but are silent when students are forced to write that nonsense?

Imagine the uproar if she had to write “Christ is superior to any other religion’s false saviors, because He is the actual Son of the Living God of all creation, while all other supposed ‘saviors’ are completely human, who worship false gods- not the true God of creation. There is no God but Yahweh”-

[stanne]

Is it the Supreme Court? Or the insane 4th court of appeals

Any functional parent would take their kid out of school if the child were sick. Why not take the child out when the school is sick?

They waste time and money on lawyer? They could hire tutors for less money. The mom or dad could quit their job

Home school. Just duh. Either you accept government incoming the upbringing of your kids or you don’t

[combat_boots]

So, she was compelled for a grade to write/recite the confession of Islamic faith.

And the court agrees.

[a fool in paradise]

AntiChristian League is missing in action as usual. Mosque and State is okay in the West. AND it is funded by foreign powers as well as US taxpayers.

[Red Badger]

The Left and Islam have the same methods, goals and objectives.

Until Islam decides it no longer needs the Left.....................

[Buckeye McFrog]

I don’t believe for a minute that ignorance about Islam behooves any of us.

HOWEVER.....

I don’t believe for a moment that this is what this school board was actually up to.

[a fool in paradise]

Supposed ‘Satanists’ don’t protest this either.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Until Islam decides it no longer needs the Left..................…

That day will surely come. And the looks of shock and disbelief on the faces of Leftists will surpass those seen on Election Night, 2016.

[a fool in paradise]

She was required to affirm in written statement that an antiChrist deceiver is the only god.

[Hostage]

She’s right. The curricula are written to cast Islam as a great unifying force.

She is forced to study and take tests on what are clearly infringements on her religious upbringing. She had the wisdom to see through it and bring it to court who rebuffed her. Her fight and that of all Americans on this subject is not over, it’s barely begun.

Your comment about Jesus is inappropriate.

Suppose the following FACTS were presented without side comments or prodding but just as FACTS which they are:

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What has already happened to England within a few years of opening their borders without entry control -—

Here’s how the British have passively succumbed to the Muslim migration:

Mayor of London ........... Muslim
Mayor of Birmingham ....... Muslim
Mayor of Leeds ............ Muslim
Mayor of Blackburn ........ Muslim
Mayor of Sheffield ........ Muslim
Mayor of Oxford ........... Muslim
Mayor of Luton ............ Muslim
Mayor of Oldham ........... Muslim
Mayor of Rochdale ......... Muslim

All of the following achieved by just 4 million Muslims out of the 66 million population:

* Over 3,000 Muslim Mosques
* Over 130 Muslim Sharia Courts
* Over 50 Muslim Sharia Councils
* Muslims Only “No-Go Areas” across the UK
* Muslim Women ... 78% don’t work and are on free Benefits / Housing
* Muslim Men ... 63% don’t work and are on free Benefits / Housing
* Muslim Families ... 6 - 8 children planning to go on free Benefits / Housing
* All UK schools are serving Halal meat!

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Is the above a list of FACTS or is it a Islamophobic rant?

Would it be Ok for the above FACTS to be taught in US public schools?

[a fool in paradise]

Everyone is shocked at ABCDisneyESPN and the NBA censoring thought at news to benefit their Chinese masters. The Saudis owned a 20% stake in a number of US major media outlets. And they did shelve projects and news items critical of the Saudis or Islamists.

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

Or if they had to learn about the judgment of God on sin and His gracious offer of salvation and pray the sinner’s prayer.

Wouldn’t that be a hoot?

(This is a graphic example of the late M. Stanton Evans description of Washington DC hypocrisy of being “famously disgusting”.)

[faithhopecharity]

on its face, three first amendment violations,
1. establishment of religion
2. interference with her free exercise of religion
3. forced speech

[myerson]

“There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,”

According to Islam, once a person utters those words, he becomes a Muslim, and there’s no backing out.

[Hatteras]

"The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Arnold and Morris, ruling the teachings at issue “did not impermissibly endorse any religion nor did they compel Wood to profess any belief.”"

"...a fill-in-the-blank worksheet in which she had to write, “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,”

I fear the time will soon be upon us when violent resolution will be the rule rather than the exception.

And I'm not talking about playing silly little games with tar and feathers neither...

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

Or better yet, have the students study the gospel of John with particular emphasis on John 3:16.

Wouldn’t that be a hoot?