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Maryland public school sued for "forcing students to convert to Islam".
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:27 pm
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A public high school has been accused of radical Islamic indoctrination by forcing children to profess the Muslim statement of faith, ordering them to memorize the Five Pillars of Islam and teaching that the faith of a Muslim is stronger than the average Christian, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Thomas More Law Center filed the lawsuit on behalf of John and Melissa Wood. They accuse La Plata High School in Maryland of subjecting their teenage daughter to Islamic indoctrination and propaganda. And when Mr. Wood complained – the school banned him from campus.
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The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that students spent only one day studying Christianity and two weeks studying Islam.
“During its brief instruction on Christianity, Defendants failed to cover any portion of the Bible or other non-Islamic religious texts, such as the Ten Commandments,” the lawsuit states. “Instead, the class included disparaging remarks about Christianity and the Pope.”
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Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:29 pm to Darth_Vader
Just wonderful.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:29 pm to Darth_Vader
Why is it only those dumbasses up north do stupid shite like this?
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:30 pm to Darth_Vader
Gotta love that separation of church and state.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:30 pm to Darth_Vader
Murica
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:30 pm to Darth_Vader
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La Plata High School
Burn it down
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:34 pm to Darth_Vader
Based in the details presented the school and the parents who are suing both look ridiculous.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:37 pm to SidewalkDawg
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Gotta love that separation of church and state.
Back when I was in high school, we studied Islam (including the Five Pillars, of which the First Pillar is the profession of faith) in World History.
To the best of my knowledge, not one of us is a Muslim today.
You can study these religions, it's beliefs, etc. while still respecting the separation of church and state in public settings.
This post was edited on 1/29/16 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:37 pm to buckeye_vol
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Based in the details presented the school and the parents who are suing both look ridiculous.
What did the parents do that's ridiculous?
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:37 pm to GetCocky11
when did the OT turn into the POLIBOARD?
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:38 pm to Darth_Vader
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What did the parents do that's ridiculous?
BELIEVE IN FAIRY TALES!
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:39 pm to GetCocky11
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Back when I was in high school, we studied Islam (including the Five Pillars, of which the First Pillar is the profession of faith) in World History.
To the best of my knowledge, not one of us is a Muslim today.
You can study these religions, it's beliefs, etc. while still respecting the separation of church and state in public settings.
I agree. My son who's in 8th grade is learning this very subject right now in his world history class. But it looks like this school has crossed the line from teaching to propagandizing.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:41 pm to Darth_Vader
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I agree. My son who's in 8th grade is learning this very subject right now in his world history class. But it looks like this school has crossed the line from teaching to propagandizing.
We don't know if the school crossed the line or not. The linked article is very editorialized.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:41 pm to Darth_Vader
Such BS. They probably mentioned the word Islam in a class along with other religions and this patriot hero wannabe parent went all bonkers.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:43 pm to Darth_Vader
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What did the parents do that's ridiculous?
It's clearly ridiculous to claim that the school forced students to convert to Islam.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:46 pm to GetCocky11
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We don't know if the school crossed the line or not. The linked article is very editorialized.
I believe it is an editorial. But if these things are true....
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According to copies of classroom assignments, the school taught that “Most Muslims’ faith is stronger than the average Christian.”
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“During its brief instruction on Christianity, Defendants failed to cover any portion of the Bible or other non-Islamic religious texts, such as the Ten Commandments,” the lawsuit states. “Instead, the class included disparaging remarks about Christianity and the Pope.”
Then the school has crossed the line from teaching about Christianity and Islam from a historic standpoint and instead are promoting one over the other. That's a textbook violation of the Constitution.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:49 pm to Darth_Vader
public schools suck
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:50 pm to Darth_Vader
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the school taught that “Most Muslims’ faith is stronger than the average Christian.”
That is almost certainly true, FWIW.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:51 pm to Darth_Vader
Flunk those who insult Islam
Posted on 1/29/16 at 12:51 pm to Darth_Vader
No PG County, no care.
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