Oh, I forgot, that's only if it's Christianity!!!
So we take away any mention of religion or spirituality in young children's daily lives, and then into that vacuum comes Mohammedanism. Wonderful.
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Teaching Islam in Public Schools
During the next few weeks, multicultural trainer Afeefa Syeed will bring third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students from a Muslim academy in Herndon, Va., to nearby public schools to share the practices and beliefs of their holiest month, Ramadan.
Syeed and the children will present the call to prayer in Arabic, display prayer rugs and offer tastes of dates. In countless other classrooms across the country, similar efforts will be made to educate students about the time of fasting and spiritual reflection for adherents of the world's second-largest religion.
Ramadan, which likely will begin Oct. 15, depending on the sighting of the new moon, is making more appearances in public school classrooms, thanks to a series of new teacher training initiatives, an increased fascination with Islam and the assurance that schools, if careful, can educate impressionable children about religion without crossing a constitutional line. ...(snip)
Muslim educators note tremendous progress in education about Ramadan and Islam in general in public schools, particularly since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — perpetrated by extremist Muslims — brought Islam into the national spotlight.
Another reason for this success, some say, is an increased general awareness in public education circles of what is constitutionally appropriate to teach about religion
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"I wonder if the ACLU knows that religion is being taught in these public schools in Virginia?
Oh, I forgot, that's only if it's Christianity!!!
So we take away any mention of religion or spirituality in young children's daily lives, and then into that vacuum comes Mohammedanism. Wonderful."
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REALISTIC OPINION - THE ONLY OPTIONS TODAY ARE:
-HOMESCHOOL.
-PRIVATE SCHOOL.
-A COMBINATION OF HOMESCHOOLING/PRIVATE SCHOOL CLASSES.
Where is the ACLU NOW? If they want to ban religion from our schools, then it must apply to ALL religions. This action by Virginia schools is absurd and a slap in the face to every Christian student in their school system. Equal time at least should be relegated for the Christian students to explain their beliefs to the Muslims. This "exercise" could be held outside of regular school hours for "interested" people to attend. Do they believe Muslims would stand for this in reverse without raising quite an unroar? Must not be any money in it for Virginia attorneys to prevent this egregious trampling of students' rights by the Virginia school system.