Court Asked to Rehear Case Over Calif. Schools' "Becoming Muslim" Exercise

Agape Press ^ | 12/28/05 | Jim Brown and Jenni Parker

[wagglebee]

Several parents sued California's Byron Union School District for requiring their 7th-grade children to participate in a three-week class activity in which they not only had to study important Islamic figures and wear traditional Muslim attire, but were also required to observe the "five pillars" of the Islamic faith, adopt Muslim names, recite a portion of a Muslim prayer, and even stage their own "jihad" or "holy war."

This is absolutely sickening!

[Jeff Chandler]

The folks who think up these things have degrees in education, and are therefore more educated and enlightened than you are, so shut the heck up.

[polymuser]

VOUCHERS!

[bkepley]

Bizzarre. Probably seems normal to the bubbleheads in that part of the country.

[clamper1797]

My friend brought to my attention that her son was in one of those classes here in Byron. We picketed the school and passed out handbills protesting the class. I was interviewed on the David Gold and Jay Seculow show about it.

[Onelifetogive]

Calif. Schools' "Becoming Muslim" Exercise

Oh, pleeeeze. If this was a "Becoming Christian" Exercise that the schools were pushing, do you think anyone would have any issues with it?

[cvq3842]

Why is the ACLU not in the forefront fighting this curriculum? The answer is obvious.

[Spok]

"had to study important Islamic figures and wear traditional Muslim attire, but were also required to observe the "five pillars" of the Islamic faith, adopt Muslim names, recite a portion of a Muslim prayer, and even stage their own "jihad" or "holy war."

Are they taught how to make bombs and why killing innocent people because they don't follow Islam is okay? Is there a section on 'honor killing'?

[samtheman]

Where are all the angry atheists? I guess it's not really religion they mind, just Christianity.

[Ben Mugged]

If they also offered classes on "being Christians", "being Buddhists", "being Jewish", "being Wiccan", I would agree with you. Why single out just one religion?

[knittnmom]

Oh, pleeeeze. If this was a "Becoming Christian" Exercise that the schools were pushing, do you think anyone would have any issues with it?

Are you kidding? The ACLU would be on that like bees on pollen!

[wagglebee]

The folks who think up these things have degrees in education, and are therefore more educated and enlightened than you are, so shut the heck up.

They would also be among the first to be beheaded by the "peace loving" jihadists.

[X180A]

This is just typical of the 9th Circuit Court of Uhh...Heels.

I say sue the school district and the state for violating the children's civil rights.

[wildwood]

bubbleheads

they are NOT bubbleheads. they are scheming anti-Americans with masochistic tendencies who will endorse anything and everything that tears down traditional institutions.

[wagglebee]

Ping.

[kimosabe31]

The plaintiffs' attorney, the Thomas More Law Center's Ed White, believes the school district violated the parents' and children's constitutional rights to free exercise of religion.

They certainly did. I strongly recommend that all school district officials responsible for this abomination be administered a "Nick Berg" haircut...just a little OFF at the neck.

[Campion]

Didn't the Ninth Circus rule that "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance was an impermissable establishment of religion?

[yoe]

ACLU - MIA

OR

THEY RECONIZE ISLAM IS NOT A TRUE RELIGION

[kitkat]

Why is it that it's illegal to have prayers in public school even though students would be allowed to remain silent, but it's okay to FORCE students to say Muslim prayers?

[mtbopfuyn]

Any wonder art and music is being cut and the US is falling further behind in the sciences and math.