BRINGING ISLAM TO AMERICA
Posted on 11/16/2001 1:15:48 PM PST by truther
That anti-religion bastion of political correctness, the New York City public school system, has quietly sanctioned prayer in schools -- but only of you're a Muslim who wants to worship during Ramadan.
In a talk radio exclusive, New York's WABC Radio has been airing reports on the school system's special program for Muslims for weeks.
Late Wednesday, Schools Chancellor Harold Levy finally confirmed that the religious double standard indeed exists. "Christian parents would probably love to have a place where their children could pray during school hours," WABC newsman George Weber said Thursday. "They don't... But the Muslim kids are getting their very own prayer room in New York City public schools."
"The New York City public school system is going to accommodate Muslim students allowing them space for prayer" during the five week Muslim holy season of Ramadan, reported Weber's partner, Babita Hariani.
"In a statement, though, school's Chancellor Harold Levy adds the prayer 'cannot interfere with classes or infringe on other students'", she explained.
That's not exactly what the Chancellor's office told the New York Post, which reported Thursday that Levy spokeswoman Margie Feinberg told them Muslim students will be allowed to cut classes in order to pray and then reschedule them later.
As far as I know, even though there may have been some persecution in local regions of some religious groups as there began to be more of them, for the most part people were not prohibited or prevented from practicing their religions as they saw fit. Still the vast majority of the nation were practicing Christians, and while we have always welcomed immigrants to our country, I don't believe it was EVER a consideration that the religious beliefs of outsiders would come to dictate what the bulk of us could and couldn't do regarding the expression of our faith.
My feeling is that these people were welcomed with the understanding that, "this is America; this is how WE do things. You are free to choose to do things differently, indeed that is your right. You do not HAVE to take part in our religious ceremonies and we will respect your need to excuse yourself from school or work on certain holidays to celebrate your feasts. Our laws will protect you and your families and your property from damage from others who may not like your religion; but do not presume to come to OUR country and expect us to reshape our way of life to suit you."
It seems extraordinarily simple to me. Does anybody think for a minute that if a bunch of us started migrating say to Turkey or some other country that is predominantly Muslim or Jewish or some other religion, that those countries would begin rewriting their laws and tempering the public displays of their faith to placate our sensitivities? I think not! Nor would I expect them to. If some of these folks are so thin-skinned that they are unable to tolerate without offense the visible practices of the dominant religions, then perhaps they need to stay where they're at.
I have a real problem with the mentality that says," WE have the right to practice OUR minority religions, even on public grounds if we choose, but WE might get offended by YOUR practice of the dominant religion, so YOU have to keep it in the closet." Why is it that no minority can be offended in the slightest, but the majority can be blatantly offended by outrageous assaults on everything we hold sacred, and we are supposed to shut up about it. Where is our backbone people? Haven't these tyrants bullied us long enough? I, for one, am sick to death of seeing our faith, our patriotism, our common sense, and our decency sacrificed on the altar of hedonistic liberalism.
Better yet, ALL prayer in public schools. It could only help.
Obviously people who think the ban on Church and State only applies to Christianity and Judaism.
If a school system is going to provide chapel facilities for some then it must be done for all. The usual response has been to provide no religous facilities for anyone in a goobermint school.
Provioding this for Muslims is a travesty beyond belief.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
Meanwhile, various media outlets, pols and pundits are still trying to tie the right wing to the terrorists and David Westin was just made a board member of AP. The press isn't responsible enough to be allowed access to their mighty pens, IMHO.
I can't imagine Mayor Rudy permitting this to slip by.
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE PAYBACK
Twas the night before Payback and all through the Land, They're running like rabbits in Afghanistan, Osama's been praying, he's down on his knees, He's hoping that Allah will hear all his Pleas.
He thought if he killed us that we'd fall and Shatter But all that he's done is just make us Madder.
We ain't yet forgotten our Marines in Beirut, And we'll kick your butt, with one heavy Boot.
And yes we remember the USS Cole, And the lives of our sailors that you bastards Stole.
You think you can rule us and cause us to Fear, You'll soon get the answer if you live to hear.
And we ain't forgotten your buddy Saddam, And he ain't forgotten the sound of our Bombs.
You think that those mountains are somewhere to hide.
They'll go down in history as the place where you Died.
Remember Khadhafi and his Line of Death?
He came very close, to his final Breath.
So come out and prove it, that you are a Man, Cause our boys are coming and they have a Plan.
They are our fathers and they are our Sons, And they sure do carry some mighty big Guns.
They would have stayed home with children and Wives, Till you bastards came here and took all these Lives.
Osama I wrote this especially for You, For air mail delivery by B-52.
You soon will be hearing a thud and a whistle, Old Glory is coming, attached to a Missile.
I will not be sorry to see your ass Go. It's Red, White, and Blue that is running this Show!!
We know for a fact that some young Muslims are willing to risk their own lives in order to kill innocent "infidels" of any age.
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