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Massachusetts School District to Close Tuesday for Islamic Religious Holiday (Video)
The Blaze ^ | 11-7-11 | Billie Hallowell

Posted on 11/07/2011 12:52:51 PM PST by Driftwood1

The Cambridge Public School District in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the first in the state to close in observance of an Islamic holy day. Today, students and teachers will have the day off, as a district committee voted last year to close for one Muslim holiday each year.

The holiday – Eid al-Adha — is also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice” . It is one of the two “high holy days” that are observed by Muslims.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: arth; islamicholiday; observance; school
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1 posted on 11/07/2011 12:52:53 PM PST by Driftwood1
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To: Driftwood1

Bring bacon to school the next day.


2 posted on 11/07/2011 12:54:07 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: BenLurkin

And lots of it!!


3 posted on 11/07/2011 12:58:13 PM PST by Driftwood1
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To: Driftwood1

Are there more muslims than Jews in America?


4 posted on 11/07/2011 1:00:20 PM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Driftwood1

Not a good sign.


5 posted on 11/07/2011 1:01:01 PM PST by MichaelCorleone (Doesn't anyone love liberty anymore?)
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To: Driftwood1
Odd that these same schools...Cambridge, Brookline, Newton...no longer allow Christmas decorations, Christmas concerts (opting for Holiday concerts) or any other mention of Christmas.

That's odd isn't it? I mean, I think that's really odd. Why would they do that and then bend over backwards to accommodate the Muslims students?

Isn't that odd?

Have I mentioned how odd that is?

6 posted on 11/07/2011 1:01:09 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)
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First Caliphate in America?


7 posted on 11/07/2011 1:02:21 PM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Perverse.


8 posted on 11/07/2011 1:02:55 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

In the People’s Republics, intolerance is not tolerated. Except the special kind of intolerance reserved for yucky white Christian people.


9 posted on 11/07/2011 1:04:33 PM PST by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: treetopsandroofs

Not yet...


10 posted on 11/07/2011 1:07:26 PM PST by Driftwood1
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I was thinking the same thing. It is indeed, very odd. Weren’t these same schools saying the kids couldn’t celebrate Halloween? Geez.

Since when do the Muslims get all the rights while we lose ours???????


11 posted on 11/07/2011 1:08:38 PM PST by Driftwood1
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
Except the special kind of intolerance reserved for yucky white Christian people.

Well that's understandable since we all have personally killed Indians, owned slaves and have on at least one occasion denied employment to a person of color and are soon planning on another Crusade complete with vests made of C-4.
I mean, really. How can they not be expected to be intolerant of all us/those yucky white Christian people?

12 posted on 11/07/2011 1:09:17 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)
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To: Driftwood1

I guess those are the really elite, progressive schools. /sarc


13 posted on 11/07/2011 1:09:22 PM PST by Driftwood1
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To: MichaelCorleone

On the school calendar, I would bet it shows the day as “Eid al-Adha”, the “Festival of Sacrifice”, while Christmas is undoubtedly shown as “WINTER HOLIDAY”. I am going to check the school calendar right now!!


14 posted on 11/07/2011 1:10:08 PM PST by Mr. Wright (i)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

hahahaha!!!

Um, the Christian terrorists are planning something? I had no idea!! I thought Christian terrorism ended with McVeigh? *snicker*


15 posted on 11/07/2011 1:11:55 PM PST by Driftwood1
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To: BenLurkin

I sensed fear in the voice of the white guy during his last few words on the video.

Festival of Sacrifice?

What do they do? Sacrifice one Christian and one Jew to the honor of their perverted “prophet”?


16 posted on 11/07/2011 1:13:10 PM PST by Surrounded_too
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To: Driftwood1

Amazing, they celebrate the day they will be slaughtered in a great sacrifice to Allah. Talk about useful idiots!


17 posted on 11/07/2011 1:13:30 PM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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Since when do the Muslims get all the rights while we lose ours?

September 12th, 2002.

18 posted on 11/07/2011 1:13:52 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)
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To: Mr. Wright

Mr. Wright is RIGHT . . . check out the school district’s calendar for December - Immediately after December 25 (no mention of Christmas by the way) the WINTER HOLIDAY begins!!
F - - - - - g amazing!!!!

http://www3.cpsd.us/Calendar/District,Visual-Performing-Arts?CalendarView=Default


19 posted on 11/07/2011 1:14:18 PM PST by Mr. Wright (i)
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To: Surrounded_too

I trembled a bit myself. Maybe it’s a good idea they WON’T be at school? Hopefully home on lockdown?


20 posted on 11/07/2011 1:15:03 PM PST by Driftwood1
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