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  • Mosque and State: Taxpayer Dollars, Time Devoted to Islam in Schools

    07/10/2007 4:37:09 PM PDT · by WmShirerAdmirer · 22 replies · 900+ views
    CNS News.com ^ | July 10, 2007 | Fred Lucas
    Decisions by public schools and colleges to provide special prayer times or to make other allowances for Muslim students have raised eyebrows -- but not all groups that oppose expressions of religion in the public domain are speaking out. Some religious liberty advocates -- who have long battled efforts to purge government of religious displays, Bible readings and graduation prayers -- regard the Muslim-accomodation trend as an opportunity that should be seized. In one instance, the University of Michigan is preparing to spend $25,000 to install two footbaths at its Dearborn campus to accommodate Muslim students wanting to wash their...