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I'm sure they could have used some other handwriting example to pick then a Muslim prayer. That would make me very upset too!
Can you imagine if a Muslim was forced to take a class on Christianity and was forced to write the Lord's Prayer as a handwriting example! The whole world would be in an uproar...and I'm sure someone would be suing!
It will be interesting to see what kind of coverage the media gives this.
I am not an advocate for teaching religion in science class but I am an advocate for teaching religion in Social Studies or something like it. I do find that doing things such as this is immoral strictly from an educational standpoint. Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Norse Mythology, there is no room in the class to say what is true and what isn't in regards to religion. On that note, to give a better understanding of the world around us and other people's beliefs religion, as a whole, should be studied in school but not seen as one religion being right or wrong over any other.
I am not an advocate for teaching religion in science class but I am an advocate for teaching religion in Social Studies or something like it. I do find that doing things such as this is immoral strictly from an educational standpoint. Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Norse Mythology, there is no room in the class to say what is true and what isn't in regards to religion. On that note, to give a better understanding of the world around us and other people's beliefs religion, as a whole, should be studied in school but not seen as one religion being right or wrong over any other.
Studied...yes...taught prayers under the disguise of a handwriting excersize...NO!
Studied...yes...taught prayers under the disguise of a handwriting excersize...NO!
I have to agree with you on this one, Jazzed. Studying a religion is fine, but I think copying prayers down, to practice handwriting, is pushing it too far. And, it doesn't matter who's religion we're talking about. I suspect that Muslims would not appreciate it, if their children were made to write down Christian prayers. As a matter of fact, I wonder whether or not Muslims would consider it downright offensive that non-Muslims were writing down their prayers, in the first place. Now, I'm just guessing on that, of course. But, either way, it should not be done!
I also don't see the difference. My son (in second grade) had to memorize a poem which started, "Oh, Africa let freedom reign, Oh, Africa let freedom reign. Bring down a storm on the white man's home. Let him know that God IS watching all." This is public school. My husband and I were insenced!
I don't see how this is any different than requiring students to say the pledge of allegiance (which includes a reference to god).
Agreed. Tit for tat.
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