NYC OK'S PRAYER IN SCHOOL - - FOR MUSLIMS

NewsMax | Thursday Nov. 15, 2001 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[truther]

NYC OK's Prayer in School -- for Muslims

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.

[Sabertooth]

"...the Muslim kids are getting their very own prayer room in New York City public schools."

What's next?

[onyx]

I am truly dumb-founded. I can't believe this, can you?

[Sabertooth]

The idiots are showing their colors. Times like this bring out the best or the worst in people.

The Left don't realize that they're losing their center. Total self -destruction.

[pgkdan]

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."

According to Daniel Pipes this is exactly the kind of special treatment that muslims will be demanding all over the country as they forward their plans for the islamic States of America w/in the next 20 years.

[WRhine]

If Muslim students expect to be excused from class for prayer during the normal operating hours of the school day, I'd say we need a test case.

I guess things are going back to the way they were prior to 9/11. That is, if a person is a non-Christian of non-European descent they have "extra" rights over any other such citizen. It's like 9/11 never happened. Well this sort of insanity won't wash in the heartland.

[Victoria Delsoul]

The Left doesn't really care.

[Freedom2specul8]

I am shocked...this is religious bias. there is no other explanation..

[Freedom2specul8]

I hope the ACLU will take this to the supreme court. :)

[Sabertooth]

The Left doesn't really care.

I don't think they're going to have that luxury. Look at what happened to the Red Cross. Look at the turnaround at the Salvation Army when they had to withdraw same-sex benefits And the company in Florida that had to get rid of it's not American Flags policy.

Heck, even Dave Matthews and paul McCartney are for the war.

I'll bet if some radio talk show host like Hewitt or Hannity gets ahold of this, it spreads like wildfire, and this nonsense stops.

[onyx]

I hope the ACLU will take this to the supreme court.

Has the ACLU even weighed-in yet? I hadn't heard a word about this outrage until tonight here on FR!

[WRhine]

According to Daniel Pipes this is exactly the kind of special treatment that muslims will be demanding all over the country as they forward their plans for the islamic States of America w/in the next 20 years.

I sometimes think America has a death wish. If we don't put the clamps on the Muslim population is this country now we are going to leave the next generations of Americans with a bleak future of cultural strife and civil war. It just shocks me that our government would stoop to accommodate this sinister bunch of foreign wackos that are out to destroy everything this country stands for.

[Bullish]

So, now islam prayer is more valid than Christian prayer?

Get some "oil" in your lamps folks, the end is near.

[Bullish]

Michael Moore's an imbecile.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I'll bet if some radio talk show host like Hewitt or Hannity gets ahold of this, it spreads like wildfire, and this nonsense stops.

Yes, you have a point. There is nothing like publicity to stop something like the "special program for Muslims" while Christian children don't have a place to pray.

[Freedom2specul8]

I don't know! I heard a snippet on fox news about some new privilege given to muslim students in new york. I think it was hannity and colmes. They had a muslim activist on there explaining how we had christmas vacations so why can't they have..whatever it was. I had to leave so I didn't know what they were talking about until I read it here.

[Hank Rearden]

Ummmmmm . . . . . . "Screw the Moos!"?

Works for me.

[onyx]

Christmas Vacation? We haven't had "Christmas" vacation since I was in school years and years and years ago!

"Winter Break, and Spring Break." Can't mention Christmas or Easter!

[cold_vicious_logic]

Damn, Tooth. That is the single most disgusting picture I've ever seen posted on FR.

[cold_vicious_logic]

OK, I'm confused now (though not surprised). Is every last man and woman involved in public education so seethingly anti-America that they will support anyone who kills Americans? Or are they just stupid?

[Sabertooth]

That is the single most disgusting picture I've ever seen posted on FR.

Now, now... you know Islam is a religion of "I blow you to pieces!"