DOJ Announces New Effort to 'Promote Religious Freedom' in the Nation's Schools

CNSNEWS ^ | March 9, 2016 | Susan Jones

[PROCON]

(CNSNews.com) - Under the banner of civil rights enforcement, the U.S. Justice Department plans to "promote religious freedom" in the nation's public schools by cracking down on discrimination and bullying, especially as it may affect Muslims.

The new enforcement effort announced on Tuesday will "expand" DOJ's ability to investigate and prosecute complaints; lead community outreach; and develop guidance for federal prosecutors.

Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, said one goal of the new initiative is to promote religious pluralism and create safe, supportive and inclusive schools for all children.

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'Promote Religious Freedom'

Better known as the "Islamic Supremacy in Our Schools Act"

Following acts of terrorism, including 9-11 and San Bernardino, "too many Muslim Americans and those perceived as Muslim suffer a backlash of violence and discrimination," Gupta said.

Yeah, just what did we do to provoke the precious muslims, it must be our fault! </libmindset>

[ColdOne]

for all children......Sure.....riiiiight.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

You knew this was coming...

[Diogenesis]

Separation of Church and State does not, ever,
apply to Islam where the students will be forced
to convert, as they have already in Massachusetts and
other states.

[jettester]

Right..... We’ll get right on it, right after we re-allow school prayer, the 10 Commandments and Bibles back in school. Oh wait, you mean everything BUT Christianity...oh, my mistake. /s

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

especially as it may affect Muslims.

I saw this coming just reading the headline.

[EBH]

You just can’t make this stuff up!

Religious discrimination? Really? hmmmmm let’s just look at the last 50 years of stripping Christ out of the public schools before we go installing Mohammed’s allah!

[A_Former_Democrat]

“especially as it may affect Muslims”

[manc]

just for muslims though or does it mean we now can say Ester break instead of Spring break?

[Popman]

Seriously, who would have though a mere twenty years ago that the DOJ would be investigating local schools for compliance on ANYTHING...

[SkyDancer]

Right - promote mussie religion only.

[Pajamajan]

So we can have prayer in schools right?

[silverleaf]

“promoting pluralism” is against my faith

tolerating it yes, promoting it, no

[silverleaf]

only if they are koranic

[PROCON]

No prayer, but your daughter can wear a hijab.

[SandRat]

Wil we ve ableto say Merry Christmas Now, have Christmas Deciation, & sing Christmas Carols now?

[Adder]

suffer a backlash of violence and discrimination,”

Where? Specific examples or stfu.

On the other hand, Oh Boy! Christmas is BACK! All the complaining harpies can quiet down!

No, wait....its not?

[heterosupremacist]

But we already HAVE religious freedom! Err, never mind...

[Mr. K]

Great! so we can go back to havein Christmas Trees and Easter Vacation (instead of ‘spring break’)???

And we have the freedom NOT TO participate in any religions we don’t care for?

Awesome

[OrangeHoof]

and create safe, supportive and inclusive schools for all children....except Christians and Jews.