Posted on 02/22/2007 4:45:44 PM PST by WBL 1952
Thursday , February 22, 2007
The father of a North Carolina ninth grader who was given 'anti-Muslim' literature in class says the material handed out is not an issue of free speech, but of slander and defamation.
A representative from the Kamil International Ministries Organization, a Christian group based in Raleigh, was invited by a teacher to come and speak to the class. He handed out literature class that compared the teachings of Jesus with accusations against Islam's Prophet Muhammad; Muslims Jesus as a prophet of God equal to the prophet Muhammad.
Among the materials handed out was a pamphlet called "Jesus not Muhammad," as well as one entitled, "Do Not Marry a Muslim Man." The latter pamphlet compares parts of the Koran with those of the Bible, such as:
—Husband, beat your wives and deny them sex." (The book of Islam, Koran 4:34)
—"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself for her." (The Holy Bible, Ephesians 5:25)
It warns women to not be lured into marrying a Muslim man, even for his "dark good looks, education, financial means, and the interest he shows in you."
"You may be excited that you found the 'tall, dark, and handsome man' you have been looking for. His sweet words and attention may blind you regarding the power, importance, and influence of his culture and Islamic faith," the pamphlet says. "Because in the United States, we have freedom of religion, he may agree that you can remain a Christian and you may think there will be no problem with such a marriage. But do not be fooled and become a victim of his religion, Islam, which has very oppressive rules regarding women's status and rights. Such marriages will never be out of trouble."
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Why? Freedom of speech if for unpopular speech, popular speech does not need it.
Hmmm... I wonder people would feel if someone were in the classroom handing out anti-Semitic materials? Or anti-Catholic tracts?
Better to bar entry to all such people.
The classroom should not be for indoctrination- people say this all the time on this forum and I agree with that. Conservatives rail against the liberals and the teachers' union for indoctrinating children with their brand of the truth.
This is no different. And it just goes to show you that in the end, many people are simply hypocrites. They don't want Al Gore in the classroom preaching his global warming spiel but they don't mind the local religious nut coming in and spreading his own brand of hatred. Double standards are BS.
Roger that.
Freepers should imagine the shoe on the other foot & consider how they'd feel if this teacher had invited in a Muslim who handed out material critical of Christianity or Judaism.
Let's at least try to be consistent here. If anybody wants their kids to be indoctrinated one way or another about any particular religion, they are welcome to do it at home or send them to a private school, but taxpayer supported public schools should just stick to academics.
That's right Obie Wan! Why when I was a kid, I'd go out and do really stupid things. It would make my dad mad as hell. He'd whip out his belt and get ready to beat me. He'd ask me why I did it and I would reply:
'Johnny did it too!'
My dad would just put the belt down and say 'Oh, well, that's ok then...' because that's the only rational thing to do when faced with such a stunningly logical reason. Little Johnny does it so that makes it ok for me to do it too.
I can see your dad was a lot like mine...
/sarcasm
So you prefer our children be ignorant of different religions?
There's nothing wrong with studying religions as long as the study is about what the religion says without distortion.
OK,you got me hooked. What's your story got to do with the article ???
You are right.
And you honestly think that's what is going on now? Schools are not pushing certain agendas? Do you think schools aren't already teaching Islam?
Well they are, chickie, and you can be damn straight it is NEVER put into a negative light for fear of lawsuits.
They teach homosexuality but do you think they ever balance it out by having a dying AIDS patient come in and explain their said existance?
Our kids are being indoctrinated and it's this hands-off attitude that righteous conservatives have that will totally kill off public schools.
"Send them to a private school". How quaint.
I would not be so sure.
If he has never been to a Mosque it means that his parents were none practicing as well.
This would mean that his association with Islam is mostly intellectual and cultural (and possibly only peripherally cultural).
His parents could possibly have shielded him from the darker side of Islam. His parents may have been Lebanese who left before the radicals took over that country. He may know a Islam that is entirely different than the Islam we face in war.
Use the force. Figure it out. Or not. I don't care either way.
I'm saying it because there are some things that you don't need at school. Stick to the basics.
Darn,and it was such a nice little story !!!
Don't need to hand out tracts about the "religion" called Islam.
Just telling historical truth is d-mning enough; that's why Islam
demands the severed head of anyone willing to tell the truth about it,
e.g., :
"Jihad in the West: Muslim Conquests from the 7th to the 21st Centuries"
by Paul Fregosi
http://www.amazon.com/Jihad-West-Muslim-Conquests-Centuries/dp/1573922471/sr=8-1/qid=1172194997/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3663415-7922433?ie=UTF8&s=books
So what.
I didn't say it was passed out for a class just that a class with that info would be called "comparative religions"
Orientations show what is available in a class.
It should be shouted from the roof tops - Islam is a religion of murderous bastards.
No one should ever have free speech. A Muslim told me it isn't Halal.
Whether you realize it or not, you are shortsightedly sacrificing protections for Christians & Jews here by saying it's OK for these teachers to do this ever at all.
Here's a revolutionary idea: let public school teachers inculcate their own kids with their values & stick to teaching other people's kids academics.
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