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This is not a legitimate news source. It does not give any specifics in the "examples" it refers to, so there is no way to verify any of it. How about names of the textbooks it refers to? Great journalism there...
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7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.
1. Identify the physical features and describe the climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water, and nomadic and sedentary ways of life. 2. Trace the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad, including Islamic teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity.
3. Explain the significance of the Qur'an and the Sunnah as the primary sources of Islamic beliefs, practice, and law, and their influence in Muslims' daily life.
4. Discuss the expansion of Muslim rule through military conquests and treaties, emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim civilization and the spread and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic language.
5. Describe the growth of cities and the establishment of trade routes among Asia, Africa, and Europe, the products and inventions that traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops), and the role of merchants in Arab society.
6. Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature.
If there aren't any religious displays or references in the school, isn't that an endorsement of Atheism? The Constitution prevents the government from prohiditing the free expression of religion.
You can't honestly be arguing not displaying something in a certain category is somehow anti that thing or endorsing something. Does not wearing the hat of a Major League Baseball team when I leave the house somehow imply I don't like baseball?
The Charlie Brown poster isn't even close to doing that.
Despite that glaring you in the face, I fully expect you to come up with excuses for it.
It's fine to teach the historical significance and impact of religions in public school. These things obviously continue impacting the world today. If you can't see the difference between that and essentially displaying religious propaganda in a public school I'm sorry for you.
I don't fear anyone becoming Christian. I do think it violates the First Amendment to promote a religion by displaying religious text in a public school. Displaying that poster is nothing but a thinly veiled attempt to promote Christianity.
So is having LGBQ clubs on campus a thinly veiled attempt to promote homosexuality? Your argument uses the same logic as someone who says that seeing a gay person will turn you gay.
I didn't know that I was hysterical. What rights are being trampled on? First Amendment rights. What's wrong with not having any religious symbols displayed in a school? That violates no one's rights.
How does the display of a bible verse in a public school trample on your First Amendment rights?
Congress shall make no law:
1.) respecting an establishment of religion,
2.) or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
3.) or abridging the freedom of speech,
4.) or of the press,
5.) or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petitition the Government for a redress of grievances.
How does a bible verse ESTABLISH a RELIGION?
The poster is not the establishment of religion by the government. You are not required to follow the verse contained on the poster or be taxed or imprisoned, are you?
The poster is not prohibiting anyone to disregard it or it's message.
The poster does not prohibit you from voicing your opinion in opposition to its message.
The poster does not prohibit you from writing a letter to the editor of the school or local newspaper to voice your opposition to the poster or its message.
The poster does not prohibit you assembling with others of different faiths or no faith at all and discussing your beliefs or lack thereof.
WHAT exactly does this poster and its message do to violate your First Amendment rights?
So is having LGBQ clubs on campus a thinly veiled attempt to promote homosexuality? Your argument uses the same logic as someone who says that seeing a gay person will turn you gay.
Homosexuality is not a religion and not mentioned in The Constitution.
I don't think that overtly religious references belong in public schools. Would you be comfortable with a poster quoting a verse from the Koran being displayed in your child's school?
Maybe not, but would the school take it down in that case?
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