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Fei-Hung on 18 December 2015
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hershel_layton said:
JWeinCom said:
Definite overreaction, but there is no way that students should be copying down "There is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is the messenger of Allah" in any language.

If I had some of my muslim students writing John 3:16 as a writing assignment, parents would be none too happy.

 

There's a difference though. One is stating the foundation of an entire religion, the other is a Bible verse saying if you're Christian, then to DisneyLand you go.

 

Personally, I don't care if you do so! Did the teachers ever say "Hey, we're gonna make you submit to all religions!" ? I recall people back then being able to visit churches, mosques, temples, and much more without people complaining. I don't see why 2015 people suddenly need to feel offended by everything that doesn't make them happy-dappy.

It's erroneous. It's childish. I assure you that if I had a child with an assignment such as this, I would let them do the assignment. Why? Because it helps the student understand the faiths of others. 

 

Name any religion- Jewdism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, as long as they aren't making it where they force them to believe in the religion(which never happened here), then let the child learn some basic information about other people!


How is this an attack on one's religion if you're simply writing down words? I'd love to know. I'm not a Christian. However, I would happily write down Bible verses talking about the foundation of Christianity. It's the tolerant thing to do. I am not fond on Christianity. BUT, I am not a bigot, and realize that it is important to understand the faith of 2.1 billion people on Earth. If I didn't think it was important, i'd probably sound as dumb as the parents crying over the assignment

 

Agreed. I grew up in Germany and we used to sing hymns and carols all the time. All the Turkish students joined in and the parents didn't care. 

 

The city I live in now in the UK, the kids tour faith buildings. In the church part of the tour is reading from the bible. The kids in my area are mostly Muslim and the kids love it and the parents encourage it.

 

Hell, I'm not Jewish but I went to a tour of a synagogue. I put on the entire outfit and ate the round crisp thing they give. 

 

Anyone with logic would understand that reading, eating, learning and dressing up doesn't automatically change your faith. These things help you learn about each other so you can better know and understand each other. It breaks down ignorance and creates bridges to relationships.