Posted on 12/15/2015 2:15:59 PM PST by RoosterRedux
A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, "There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."
Female students at Riverheads High School in Staunton, Virginia, were also invited to wear Muslim clothing -- a story first reported by The Schilling Show.
"Neither these lessons, nor any other lesson in the world geography course, are an attempt at indoctrination to Islam or any other religion, or a request for students to renounce their own faith or profess any belief," the district said in a statement provided to Fox News.
The Muslim-friendly calligraphy assignment took place in a world geography class. The teacher had the kids copy the Muslim statement of faith, also known as the shahada.
Parents told The Schilling Show that their children were not given the translation of what they were writing.
In other words, there were more than likely a few Christian teenagers in that room who had no idea they were writing, "There is no god but Allah."
But the school district doesn't seem to think that's a problem.
"The statement presented as an example of the calligraphy was not translated for students, nor were students asked to translate it, recite it or otherwise adopt or pronounce it as a personal belief," the district stated.
They said it was all about the art--not about the theology.
"They were simply asked to attempt to artistically render written Arabic in order to understand its artistic complexity," they stated.
And out of sheer coincidence -- out of all the Arabic words and phrases the teacher could have selected, she picked the Islamic statement of faith?
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
It's like "let's all play with the Ouija board to learn about the history of parlor games."
I’m sure the ACLU is all over this even as we speak/sarc
If these were any of my kids, I would tell them to write “Jesus Christ is my lord and savior”.
This is sick and demented. Our education system needs to be purged. Gross negligence.
“They said it was all about the art—not about the theology. “
Uh Huh... Sure. Calligraphy is ONLY used in that statement? There’s nothing in Chinese, Korean, or Japanese script? Students couldn’t practice Old English calligraphy? The teacher is a sneak, a bum, and anti-Christian hater and knew EXACTLY what was going on .
any picture of this teacher ? I’m not clicking on Fox news
OK, then write something nice about Jesus. Their heads would explode.
It seems to be a policy at middle and high schools. Here in TN middle school parents protested the pro-Islam slant of social studies textbooks. My 10th grade son's AP World History class is over the top pro-Islam. I don't blame the teacher, he is just teaching what will be on the AP test this spring If the kids don't loudly "Allah Snackbar" they won't do well on the test.
Is someone thinking I’m buying the school’s explanation for one second.
What Islam calls “Allah” is a false god, not the God, not Jesus Christ who is “The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)
Why is it always Islam or Muslim lessons that seem to be creeping into school systems across the country? Just goes to show you this is planned and not coincidental.
This should be a worry to everyone, not just those with kidsin public school systems.
I say parents should file suit every chance they can to put a stop to this crap, and insist that anyone responsible be fired immediately.
Very good, students.
Now, for our next calligraphy lesson, we’ll do the same thing, in ARABIC. Much prettier, isn’t it?
Where’s the ACPU?
Every time mohammedans call their demon “allah”, they commit blasphemy.
This is bullsh1t, the school is totally lying. They are not the first to pull this sh1t.
“A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” “
Did they do this before having their generic winter festival that celebrates nothing in particular?
is there a practicing Muslim in the room.... I am very curies about the religion of the teacher who came up with this assignment.....I got an idea lets use calligraphy to write out the opening lines to Mien Kampf if we do it in the Aryan language of German the Jews in the class room wont be harmed because they will have no idea what they are writing.
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