MD School being sued for teaching Islam

[Thomkal]

Lawsuit: Public school forced my child to convert to Islam | Fox News

I really doubt that everything expressed here is going on. Such as the faith of a Muslim is stronger than the average Christian. In a public school? When I was a social studies teacher, we did expect our students to know the basics of a religion, and how it differed from the other major religions. I suspect these days they go into more detail as its become much more of a world religion. Christianity's role in history was taught, its influence on world events, etc. But we wouldn't be quoting Bible verses, and expecting them to know the chapters of the Bible, let alone read it. That's what churches and/or private religious schools are for.

[RainMaker]

The people behind this have been doing this stuff for years now. The same Father claimed he was banned from his daughter's school because he objected to an assignment on Islam a couple years ago. Truth was that he threatened the staff and a restraining order was placed on him.

This guy is a professional shit-stirrer. Just like the guy behind the clock boy that the media ate up. Losers looking for fame and fortune from retards.

[RainMaker]

I would add that if this was Christianity in the assignment the other side would be having a fit over it too. But for some reason the left feels Islam is exempt from all their other progressive beliefs.

[QuikSand]

This is an opinion piece, on the Fox News website, citing the lawsuit of a parent looking for attention. I'd be shocked if there's anything non-trivial in substance here.

[JPhillips]

The Shahada is the Islamic Creed, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”

The Thomas More Law Center said that for non-Muslims, reciting the statement is sufficient to convert one to Islam.

Awesome.

What about typing the statement Mr. Starnes?

[BillJasper]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Awesome.

What about typing the statement Mr. Starnes?

I just said it six times, still haven't converted to Islam.

[ColtCrazy]

So clearly Islam isn't nearly as powerful as Beetlejuice.

[stevew]

If you repeat it 3 times in a mirror does Candyman appear? Not the rapper

[BillJasper]

How poorly a job of indoctrinating your kids at home is one doing, that a homework assignment can destroy it all?

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

This is an opinion piece, on the [pic your favorite] website, citing the lawsuit of a parent looking for attention. I'd be shocked if there's anything non-trivial in substance here.

I can appreciate this sentiment.

[Julio Riddols]

It ought to be illegal to file a lawsuit that is frivolous. It ought to require a jail term of at least 6 months, and much more depending on how idiotic the suit is.

[stevew]

Who defines frivolity though?

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by stevew

Who defines frivolity though?

The people who oppose you ideologically?

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

I'm sure there are some of you who are Christian and smiling at all of this. But I just want kids to be taught truth in school, and they have such limited time to learn, I would want schools to focus that limited time on scientifically proven facts. Or at least cover them first before moving onto religious beliefs. Of course I'm not suing the school - when you try to raise a family as decent athiests in a Christian country, you just learn to bite your tongue and accept Christianity's ever-presence - you sit silently when they open school events or board of ed meetings with prayers, let religious groups distribute materials at school, etc. I just wish it wasn't this way.

I simply praise your efforts at being involved in your child's education. Christian or Athiest, you're doing a good job in the parenting game. The only thing that we've done here in Kentucky is pull our kids from a two week, faith based, abstinence unit in our boys middle school, practical living class. It wasn't anything we had to fight, the school sent out mailers talking about the program and offering an alternative if you didn't approve. My wife started digging into the specifics of what was being taught and it was homosexuality is bad, premarital sex is bad, blah blah blah, and on. You know the drill. Typical Kentucky.

[miked]

You mean the type of stuff that has been proven not to work at much? Yay South!

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

My wife started digging into the specifics of what was being taught and it was homosexuality is bad, premarital sex is bad, blah blah blah, and on. You know the drill. Typical Kentucky.

It's the primary religion of this nation and Kentucky. Don't worry, if your kids want to be homosexual or have sex before getting married, they can and/or will. Christianity has been embedded here forever and it hasn't stopped people from doing what they want to do. I wouldn't sweat it.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by miked

You mean the type of stuff that has been proven not to work at much? Yay South!

If it's right it doesn't matter if it works.

[TroyF]

Starnes is nothing more than an internet troll. I usually make my rounds of all the news sites (because I can't get the real story out of any of them) Starnes is the single worst reporter in the country IMHO.