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Can't wait for the Sufi section - whirling dervish!
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Originally Posted by james777
Where is the outrage? Why is this not reported in the US media?
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The article @ the URL mentions that other religions were covered, presumably in a manner similar to that for Islam. What were the other religions? What was done in class to represent their message? Without that information, it's hard to estimate if copying out the shahada & approximating a burqa (for girls only, I assume) is a reasonable thing to do.
I don't think you can call copying out calligraphy writing (from a US POV) - judging by the sample shown, the students didn't come close to making a good copy, nor even a reasonable facsimile - whether from lack of time or some other reason. Yah, a copy of the Islamic statement of faith isn't what I would choose for a sampler in a secular public school covering Islam. It's likely true to what Islam thinks of itself, but it's clearly going to draw criticism over how appropriate it is for 9th graders to be copying it, even in a script & language likely unknown to them.
I'm pretty sure that's the exact phrase you have to say to convert to Islam.
So yeah....that's a bit disturbing. I wouldn't be okay with anyone trying to trick others into converting to any religion.
Well they did "trick" seniors in HS to vote Democrat
Oldie but goodie:
School Buses Students to Vote, Gives Them Democrat-Only Sample Ballot | Fox News
The Cincinnati Public Schools system "expressly denies" that it did anything wrong when it allowed a group of high school students to be bused during school hours to the Board of Elections, to be shown sample ballots that included only Democrats, and then to vote.
Technically, Allah is God, the same deity that the Christians and the Jews worship and believe as the one true god.
Technically BS!! allah IS NOT the God that Christians and Jews worship!!!!
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