Friday, May 26, 2006

TEACHING ISLAM IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Teaching Johnny About Islam (Investors.com)
California's 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it's OK to put public-school kids through Muslim role-playing exercises, including: Memorizing the Muslim profession of faith: "Allah is the only true God and Muhammad is his messenger." Chanting "Praise be to Allah" in response to teacher prompts. Giving up candy and TV to demonstrate Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting.  Designing prayer rugs, taking an Arabic name, and essentially "becoming a Muslim" for two full weeks.


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