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Parents Protest “Pro-Islamic” Textbooks in Florida
Conservative Post ^ | January 18, 2015 | Diana

Posted on 01/21/2015 7:28:32 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

In Charlotte County, Florida, students, parents, and extended family members are protesting high school textbooks that they believe are “promoting Islam.” Families that were concerned about the history books demanded the school to hold a meeting. Over 300 people attended and some protesters sported neon shirts that said, “Nothing but the truth.” According to one parent, “They’re pushing Islam and they’re putting down Christianity.” Another parent, Richard Gromalski, stated that the textbooks are biased and have a disproportionate amount of pages devoted to Islam. Not only are there disproportional amounts of pages devoted to Islam, there is text that claims Christians, Jews and Muslims all worship the same God. To that, Gromalski says, “My God doesn’t teach me to behead infidels. Theirs does.” After three hours of debate, the committee decided that the textbooks will stay.


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1 posted on 01/21/2015 7:28:33 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

“After three hours of debate, the committee decided that the textbooks will stay.”

In other words, screw you.


2 posted on 01/21/2015 7:30:18 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

After three hours of debate, the committee decided that the textbooks will stay.

Well, there it is.


3 posted on 01/21/2015 7:31:33 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

More likely ‘we can’t afford to replace them’


4 posted on 01/21/2015 7:32:48 AM PST by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
“They’re pushing Islam and they’re putting down Christianity.”

They are preparing students for the future.

5 posted on 01/21/2015 7:34:46 AM PST by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Evolution!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

“After three hours of debate, the committee decided that the textbooks will stay.”

After 3 min of debate, the voters decided the school board would go!


6 posted on 01/21/2015 7:34:58 AM PST by Beagle8U (NOTICE : Unattended children will be given Coffee and a Free Puppy.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Another argument in favor of home schooling.


7 posted on 01/21/2015 7:35:38 AM PST by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: LRoggy

More likely ‘we can’t afford to replace them’

…more like their more scared of the backlash from Islam than from a bunch of law abiding, tax paying, ordinary citizens.


8 posted on 01/21/2015 7:40:24 AM PST by albie
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

The scum who write these textbooks have names.


9 posted on 01/21/2015 7:41:10 AM PST by Seruzawa (All those memories will be lost,in time, like tears in rain.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

10 posted on 01/21/2015 7:45:14 AM PST by javie
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To: metmom

ARTH


11 posted on 01/21/2015 7:48:54 AM PST by PROCON (Je suis Charlie Bronson.)
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To: albie

Another example that terrorism works.


12 posted on 01/21/2015 7:54:30 AM PST by aquila48
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Are there any links to: A news article?

A copy of the offending text?

The NAME of the textbook in question?

13 posted on 01/21/2015 7:58:40 AM PST by sportutegrl
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Pleased anytime parents brave the school board podium, where the honorables often sit like judges instead of the employees they are. The Progressive Experimentalists in this arena are represented not by their usual, mostly innocent pawns, the licensed teachers, but by the over-paid Mandarin Superintendents, their overpaid "expert"... who is more expert at running interference for the status quo.

He plays the role filled out by city managers and city attorneys, in similar local governments. Self-continuity for the dark monopoly on education held in the tight grip of John Dewey's disciples.

Textbook decisions, the Progressive Experimentalists eternally point out, are made in those States who buy a majority of the textbooks, since they're so expensive, don't you know, which has meant Texas and California for 40 years now.

Textbook monopolies rest on this rent-seeking pattern because of the lie they themselves promote, that most teaching is dependent on the "highly specialized" art of textbook production.

It's a criminal enterprise.

14 posted on 01/21/2015 8:16:17 AM PST by Prospero (Si Deus trucido mihi, ego etiam fides Deus.)
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per this link there are two 10th grade history books promoting islam ... http://www.abc-7.com/story/27865180/parents-concerned-over-history-books-promoting-other-religions#.VL_RE4X8sjg ... still seeking text of the two books.


15 posted on 01/21/2015 8:20:24 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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NOT the text of textbooks link .... http://www.flstopcccoalition.org/files/B6C722E0-3A30-4E5F-B2BE-6DD673C0E9F8—45D6D167-90ED-4792-940E-A42D648A71A8/act-for-america-textbook-review-summary-2014.pdf ... this has been going on since 2011?


16 posted on 01/21/2015 8:28:14 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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Oops and clarification ... writings have been increasing since the mid 1990s where islam has been studied across a number of Florida schools in history textbooks ... There has been increasing mention of islam in the books per above link and mention of Judaism and Christianity mentions have been decreasing.
17 posted on 01/21/2015 8:35:39 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: PROCON
ARTH

VADER. We are playing 'word association' aren't we?

18 posted on 01/21/2015 8:36:15 AM PST by tbpiper
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ARTH

It's an acronym for Another Reason To Homeschool.

19 posted on 01/21/2015 8:38:50 AM PST by PROCON (Je suis Charlie Bronson.)
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To: sportutegrl

A link (fyi). Unable to get to text of textbooks without logging into a site. This link found interesting but is NOT text of textbooks... http://swfleducationmatters.com/2014/11/13/are-islam-and-truth-mutually-exclusiveacademically-speaking/


20 posted on 01/21/2015 8:42:39 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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