Posted on Feb 13, 2015
Why are there no outcries of rage as our children are being taught the 5 pillars of Islam in schools, but immediate outcry w/Christianity?
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Common Core includes the 5 pillars of Islam. Our children are being taught fallacies about human history in their lengthy study of Islam. Islam is a religion. Christianity is a religion. Christianity was a part of the formation of the United States which has been taken out of our teaching curriculum. Why are there no outcries of separation of church and state that are so commonly heard whenever a Christian mentions God, but not when Islam and Allah are being taught in our schools?
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The reason it is there is to empower minorities and get students to think about other worldviews than the one they were raised in. It is assumed that most are familiar with Christian teachings.
Problem is, when you emphasize one over another, you don't empower thought, you oppress it.
Problem is, when you emphasize one over another, you don't empower thought, you oppress it.
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PO1 Steven Kuhn
SFC (Join to see) it is easy to google and search, but here is one; http://www.wnd.com/2006/10/38269/
‘Five pillars of Islam’ taught in public school
Another school has been “teaching” Islam by having students study and learn Muslim prayers and dress as Muslims, and a lawyer who argued a previous dispute over this issue to the U.S. Supreme Court said such methodologies wouldn’t “last 10 seconds” if it were Christianity being taught.“Would it have been ‘just cultural education’ if students [...]
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PO1 Steven Kuhn Yes, they should take all religion out of public school. There is a difference between cultural and religion study (like a blogger from the article stated). BTW, I am not sure how reliable your cited article is. It didn't mention what school or geographical location. The beginning of the article started with "another school". It did mention about the case from California. And here is the Snopes version: http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/islam.asp
Rumor: Seventh graders in California are subjected to an intense three-week course in Islam in which they are required to pray to Allah and memorize Koranic verses.
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Largely because the media makes it a focus. Christianity is a majority here in the United States, so when we talk about God/Jesus, we are "trampling the rights of the minority". There is a defined double standard in public media. Look at the police shootings. For every one you show of a white cop/black or minority kid, there is another that is a black cop with nearly the SAME exact scenario...no public outrage. Ditto for the religion. Affirmative action says "Everyone should be equal. But if there are two equally qualified persons, then the person of a minority is now more equally qualified than others."
There are benefits to affirmative action, but I think the days of it being a benefit are waning....
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There are benefits to affirmative action, but I think the days of it being a benefit are waning....
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SFC (Join to see) - I do agree that there are discrimination issues still present. However, there are times when it is more divisive than constructive. Some people are resentful of the concept of "a more equal minority", which serves to create a degree of racism that didn't exist before.
I'm not a minority, so I won't pretend to be an SME on the matter...but I have seen discrimination on all sides of the fence, even in the military. It is disgusting to see and serves no purpose in a civilized society, and especially in a team where we rely on each other for our safety in some situations.
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I'm not a minority, so I won't pretend to be an SME on the matter...but I have seen discrimination on all sides of the fence, even in the military. It is disgusting to see and serves no purpose in a civilized society, and especially in a team where we rely on each other for our safety in some situations.
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Stereotypes in all their glory Canadian comic style ;D LOVE how he compares the fanatics to rednecks,...
CPT (Join to see) I think this is what you are referring to, starting from 2:00 into the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGel_Qh6QWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGel_Qh6QWY
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SFC (Join to see) -HILARIOUS!! Yes..
We aren't perfect. I recently thought it was very interesting to have the opportunity to help a friend of mine (combat vet/disabled) with his school project for nursing. During the time, I pretended to be homeless....so I dressed inappropriately for the weather (pants, light jacket, "Go Army" fleece blanket and an assault pack. Nothing much in it.) I curled up next to a heater and went to sleep in the lobby of a Christian college. Every person walked by, except one. This gal stopped to talk to me and was wearing traditional Muslim garb (not a full burkha, but hair/head covering), and asked me if I was ok. She told me of places to go that may be warmer, offered me her gloves (which I declined, since I'm not ACTUALLY homeless), and said that she would take me to a warmer place afterwards to help me find a home....but that she needed to go to class first, as she was nearly late.
After the class, I spoke to her. Her and her mother were homeless for 2 months when they first came here, and so she understood the circumstances and was more aware. When I gave her money and told her it was for her lunch, she was very resistant until I asked her to consider it my gratuity (I'm now in uniform so that I can do the talk for my friend's class), and she only took it when she understood that I was truly NOT homeless, and that I was extremely grateful that someone would check up on another human being that needed help.
It was interesting that nearly 30 people walked by....and she was the one that stopped. Amazing that there are so many different ways to discriminate that go beyond skin, religion, etc.
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CPT Butler
We aren't perfect. I recently thought it was very interesting to have the opportunity to help a friend of mine (combat vet/disabled) with his school project for nursing. During the time, I pretended to be homeless....so I dressed inappropriately for the weather (pants, light jacket, "Go Army" fleece blanket and an assault pack. Nothing much in it.) I curled up next to a heater and went to sleep in the lobby of a Christian college. Every person walked by, except one. This gal stopped to talk to me and was wearing traditional Muslim garb (not a full burkha, but hair/head covering), and asked me if I was ok. She told me of places to go that may be warmer, offered me her gloves (which I declined, since I'm not ACTUALLY homeless), and said that she would take me to a warmer place afterwards to help me find a home....but that she needed to go to class first, as she was nearly late.
After the class, I spoke to her. Her and her mother were homeless for 2 months when they first came here, and so she understood the circumstances and was more aware. When I gave her money and told her it was for her lunch, she was very resistant until I asked her to consider it my gratuity (I'm now in uniform so that I can do the talk for my friend's class), and she only took it when she understood that I was truly NOT homeless, and that I was extremely grateful that someone would check up on another human being that needed help.
It was interesting that nearly 30 people walked by....and she was the one that stopped. Amazing that there are so many different ways to discriminate that go beyond skin, religion, etc.
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CPT Butler
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CPT (Join to see) Yes, we can all agree that we should focus more to be a humanist first than anything else.
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