Posted on 02/27/2013 3:17:40 PM PST by Kaslin
Allah Yee-Haw?
California was once solid republican, now look at it. Perry out there telling those businesses to move to Texas. There more to life than money folks.
The last numbers I saw ranked Texas at 8th in the total number of muslims. California, NY, and NJ were the top 3. Michigan was 6th. I believe Minnesota was way up near the top of the list.
I know a left wing retard who once hit the ceiling because God was mentioned in his son’s school. Now he’ll simply pretend this isn’t happening.
Lawsuits must be filed. Separation of church and state type stuff.
Time to broom the mudslymz out. No quarter, no quarter given at all.
Because that’s how they operate.
I have some hope that students saw those burqas as an indictment of Islam.
Happy 1st Anniversary
California has never been conservative or religious, think rinos and libertarians.
A thread from Monday if anyone is interested in the comments thereon:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2990919/posts?
Several articles at this site about the incident along with comments:
http://www.texasconservativerepublicannews.com/
Texas is often misunderstood and romanticized at times by outsiders and is set to become the most diverse state in the union in the near future, but we are not in danger of being lorded over by jihadis or their proxies. We have here a rogue educator who also is receiving public support by her superiors...On the whole these vermin are not treated warmly in Texas overtly or otherwise. Forget it.
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What is going on? What is happening to Texas? I keep hearing and reading these disturbing stories that tell me Texas is being infiltrated and taken over by libs, commies and wackos. It reminds me of what has happened to Colorado.
Exactly, even during the governorship of Reagan, the California reputation for flakiness and libertarianism was untouched.
I know this is long - I sent an email Monday morning and got this back late in the day:
It appears that we have a group that is focusing on spreading fear about curriculum tool that we use, called C-Scope. Lumberton does not promote Islam, but teaches a world history as defined by the state of Texas objective called the TEKS. Key point. The teacher is a veteran teacher and she is Jewish. Now, of all people, if anyone had an agenda to teach the negative aspects of Islam, it might be her. The teacher was teaching about culture and not about a dangerous radical religion .
As for the other misinformation, no one has brought it to our attention. Our teachers are only required to teach what the state of Texas requires of us.
Question: What is more dangerous “fear and ignorance” or “education and understanding”?
Here is the attached official response:
District Response to CSCOPE and Promotion of Islam
Recently a picture had surfaced showing five students dressed in burqas (Islamic attire) in a World Geography classroom at Lumberton High School. The lesson that was offered was not a written CSCOPE lesson; however it informed students to the customary culture of the people in the Middle East. The lesson that occurred was presented on February 1, 2013. As part of the curriculum from the World Geography TEKS (as prescribed by the state of Texas), the students are to study the culture (TEKS number 17):
“Culture. The student understands the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures. The student is expected to:
(A) describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive;
(B) describe major world religions, including animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, and their spatial distribution;
(C) compare economic, political, or social opportunities in different cultures for women, ethnic and religious minorities, and other underrepresented populations; and
(D) evaluate the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural societies.”
The lesson that was offered focused on exposing students to world cultures, religions, customs, and belief systems. A description on the whiteboard behind the students show the splits in religions: Islam (Sunni and Shia), Judaism (Reform, Conservatives, and Orthodox), and Christianity (Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant). Clothing expresses the individual culture. The lesson is not teaching a specific religion.
The portrait focused only on Middle Eastern attire and the students are wearing variations of this customary attire found in the Middle Eastern culture. This portrait does not reflect the entire aspect of the lesson. The lesson encompassed diversity education so students receive a firm understanding of our world and why people are motivated differently.
Lumberton ISD has purchased the CSCOPE curriculum however; the teachers are not required to teach the lessons that are provided. The school district follows the Year at a Glance, a scope and sequence of the adopted Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, as well as the Instructional Focus Document which explains the Rationale, Common Misconceptions for students, TEKS, and the Key Academic Vocabulary that supports conceptual development. The district has great teachers and supports the teachers and their individuality in methods of instructional delivery.
Thank you. Seems like 3 months ago.
From the Memorandum of Understanding between The University of Texas at Austin and The Aga Khan University. http://www.scribd.com/doc/62191791/Mou-Ut-Aku-Signed-Copy
1.3 As a result of a mission to the University of Texas at Austin by representatives of the Aga Khan Development Network and the Aga Khan University, ongoing projects were reviewed including the progress and expansion of the Muslim Histories and Cultures Project, and a number of intellectual development areas have been identified for further exploration and include:
liberal arts;
architecture and human settlement;
management, government, public policy and civil society;
economic growth and development;
tourism and leisure
media and communications;
education, science and technology;
continuing education;
health sciences including joint research and training;
human development
2.1 Collaborate on the Muslim Histories and Cultures Project with the aim to expand the implementation of the project to and additional 180 teachers in the Texas School System over the next three years.
Perry has never taken an anti-Muslim or anti-Islam position.
Here is one of Perrys comments.
It is a great honor to be in the presence of the Imam of 16 million Muslims around the world, a global humanitarian leader, a man of peace with a pluralistic vision for people around the world, His Highness, the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Your Highness, on behalf of 23 million Texans, and over 600,000 thousand Muslims living in Texas, I extend our heartfelt appreciation for your 50 years of great international leadership. We are delighted to welcome you to the Lone Star State and participate in the celebration of your Golden Jubilee. I am also grateful to the many federal, state and local leaders in attendance tonight. By their presence, these special guests convey the profound respect that exists in the Western World for His Highness work and leadership.
I kept warning people during the primaries but no one would listen.
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