Posted on 02/26/2017 12:19:39 PM PST by MarvinStinson
Parents in Chatham, New Jersey are demanding answers from the local board of education as it pertains to what their children are being taught in their 7th grade social studies class. According to Nancy Gayer and Libby Hilsenrath, their children are being given lessons about Islam that would never be acceptable if they were about Christianity.
In fact, Gayer said at a board meeting on Monday, her son was specifically chastised a few years ago when he gave a PowerPoint presentation that briefly mentioned his religious views. Gayer said he was told to stop “proselytizing” when he included a Bible quote in his slideslow. The teacher told him that a quote like that “belongs in Sunday School.”
Gayer and other parents asked the board to explain why that was off-limits, but it was perfectly fine for the teacher to have the students learn about the religious tenets of Islam.
“My sincere issue – according to policy 2270 – the board of education directs that no religious beliefs be promoted or disparaged,” Gayer said at the meeting. “I’m asking the board meet with the policy committee and eliminate the teaching of Islam and all other religions.”
Hilsenrath passed out materials being used in the classroom, which included a cartoon that made extraordinary statements about Islam.
“It even goes so far as even making a statement “There is no God except Allah,” Hilsenrath said. “This video also states that Allah is the maker of everything, the one true God, etc. The main character is the cartoon video is looking for converts.”
Hilsenrath said that the argument for the educational materials – that it would expose the students to religions they don’t know much about – did not pass muster. She argued that many of the students were almost certainly ignorant about the finer points of Judaism and Christianity as well, yet those religions were barely mentioned in the classroom. Certainly, she said, they were not taught in the same way as Islam.
It’s real simple: Either religious studies need to be barred from public schools, or there needs to be equal time given to all of the world’s major religions. Anything that strays from that premise invites unnecessary controversy, especially when the teachings are as off-the-wall as the ones seen here.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen parents outraged over Islamic indoctrination in the school system. The more it occurs, the more you have to wonder if there isn’t something a bit more sinister going on behind the scenes.
The Trump effect?
Maybe the ACLU has finally decided that islam is not a religion and can now be taught?
People should read this article.
It is startling to say the least.
I dont just want islam not taught in schools, I dont want muslims in our schools.
have the parents been arrested for ‘hate crimes’ yet?
I take it nothing will be done.
STFU all you deplorables. The US Constitution only has a separation of Christianity and state clause. It doesn’t say anything about Muhammadans.
Truth is allah is not God
Islam is a war plan.
The Constitution actually says nothing about separation of church and state.
Although he was a great man, Jefferson seemed to have pulled that idea out of thin air or maybe the Virginia laws.
I have always thought that this is a form of reverse bigotry, because the schools and university’s believe that Christianity is correct that there shouldn’t be any problem with the showing and actually proselytizing the lesser faith’s (Muslim). This is to show how righteous we are plus we are very much enlightened doncha know. they just wont accept that we are in a world war that we might actually lose. God help us from the left and Liberals.
We had a professor in college show a film, maybe 45 minutes long about Islam. It was really well done. It showed the history, the divide of Shia and Sunni and their basic tenants.
It also showed how brutal and terroristic they were.
Just show them a video of 9/11 and they’ll learn all they need to know about islam.....
The Muslims are going to shred our culture - the beliefs and history that have held us together as a people are being deliberately destroyed. And in the long run the issue is that the muslims, when there are enough of them, won’t tolerate any other cultures.
The left is insane for promoting muzzies. Although I have known a couple of individual muzzies who were fine, as a group that follows their autocratic leaders, they can’t be trusted.
What would happen to that same professor today?
Where’s Betsy?
This is not going to stop. At what point do parents stop ignoring what is going on in government schools and take their kids out? I understand that homeschool or private school involves a lot of sacrifice, but is the subsidized babysitting of the public schools worth that they are doing to your kids?
Kids would be better off watching cartoons all day than to be brainwashed in the government school system.
It is not just this school; it is common core
Go to this link - hypertext links in the article
http://bwcentral.org/2015/03/the-betrayal-papers-part-iii-of-v-obamas-scandals-and-assaults-on-freedoms-explained/2/
Common Core: Even classroom education has not escaped the tentacles of the Muslim Brotherhood. The connection between Common Core and the international terror group is through, once again, Qatar. The Connect All Schools initiative is a program to promote “One World Education.” It is aligned to Common Core State Standards, and is funded by the Qatar Foundation International (QFI). The director of QFI’s Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics is Tariq Ramadan, grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder, Hassan al-Banna.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3242274/posts?page=14#14
Islam is being taught in US schools through common core.
Allah in our schools ( Common Core )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3241438/posts
See list of recent reports of Islam in schools here MA, MS, MD, TN, CA, etc.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3227490/posts?page=19#19
Why Did Hundreds of Common Core Implementers Meet in Dubai?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3222449/posts
http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/why-did-hundreds-common-core-implementers-meet-in-dubai/
The big secret - Common Core is the indoctrination of Global Marxism!!!!
Common Core Not State Led - Here’s Proof
http://www.redstate.com/diary/littletboca/2014/10/24/common-core-state-led-heres-proof/
I was invited once to talk to a high school social studies class about my experiences in and feelings about the Vietnam War.
As I concluded that we should have been allowed to win it, I noted that the faces of the teachers were turning rather odd shades of red and purple.
Needless to say, I was not asked back.
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