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Forums - Politics - Virginia School District closes over Islam worksheet

 

Would you get angry if your child received this?

Yes! It is making my child submit to Islam! 77 42.78%
 
No, it is simply teaching... 62 34.44%
 
Who cares? Honestly. No need to be butthurt. 41 22.78%
 
Total:180
Fei-Hung on 18 December 2015
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. 



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Esiar on 18 December 2015

I think it's pretty dumb that the school got shut down. It's extremely ignorant to believe that informing people about Islam is an attempt to convert people to Islam. The kind of people that complain, whether they're Atheist, Christian, etc., probably wouldn't mind if their own ideology was taught in schools.



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Zkuq on 18 December 2015
Gourmet said:
We're sitting on a great resource of information, the internet. When I stated the fact most(more than 50%) of muslims support sharia law, all you had to do was to verify it. Your opinions or what whoever told you is irrelevant here.

Now have a guess at who the burden of proof lies on.



Fei-Hung on 18 December 2015
Gourmet said:
We're sitting on a great resource of information, the internet. When I stated the fact most(more than 50%) of muslims support sharia law, all you had to do was to verify it. Your opinions or what whoever told you is irrelevant here.

 

The internet is also a resource full of shit. Not everything stated as fact on the internet is fact.

 

I'm telling you from first hand speaking to people and doing research across the UK. I'm not going by second or third hand information. 



Gourmet on 18 December 2015
Zkuq said:
Gourmet said:
We're sitting on a great resource of information, the internet. When I stated the fact most(more than 50%) of muslims support sharia law, all you had to do was to verify it. Your opinions or what whoever told you is irrelevant here.

Now have a guess at who the burden of proof lies on.

 


http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Most+muslims+support+sharia+law

Here's your attention, smartass.



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hershel_layton on 18 December 2015
Gourmet said:
We're sitting on a great resource of information, the internet. When I stated the fact most(more than 50%) of muslims support sharia law, all you had to do was to verify it. Your opinions or what whoever told you is irrelevant here.

 


It's not opinions. It's a question you didn't respond to.

 

I'd like to know how this assignment is somehow connected to Muslims supporting Sharia Law. 



 

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Gourmet on 18 December 2015
Fei-Hung said:
Gourmet said:
We're sitting on a great resource of information, the internet. When I stated the fact most(more than 50%) of muslims support sharia law, all you had to do was to verify it. Your opinions or what whoever told you is irrelevant here.

 

The internet is also a resource full of shit. Not everything stated as fact on the internet is fact.

 

I'm telling you from first hand speaking to people and doing research across the UK. I'm not going by second or third hand information. 

 

Guess what, you're on the internet. Your words are full of shit.



Shiken on 18 December 2015

If the pledge of allegiance can be banned, other religions should not be in schools either. It isn't that hard...



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Teeqoz on 18 December 2015

It was a weird assignment, but eh, here in Norway, like literally no one would have cared. I guess that's part of the beauty of living in a country where most of the population is secular.



Fei-Hung on 18 December 2015
hershel_layton said:
CaptainExplosion said:
Fei-Hung said:
Gourmet said:
I'm completely favorable to Islam being taught in schools. But if they show what it really is. Including sharia law, caliphates, etc.

The Holy Church prohibits it's members to take part in matters of state and is neutral to political parties. While muslisms are mostly favorable to sharia law and their religious leaders serve as rulers. You got that completely backwards mate, you should be the one studying Islam yourself.

 

Muslims are not most favourable to sharia law.most haven't read sharia law or even seen a book titled sharia law. 

 

The sad thing here is that non Muslims give more of a shit about sharia law than Muslims do. How do I know? I work with Muslim Umbrella bodies throughout the UK and in neighbourhoods where there are lots of Muslims. 

 

Secondly, sharia law makes it "law" to respect the law of the land. Oops bet most people didn't know that or think of it. It's there proof? Muslims use the courts of the land are go through the courts of the land, not through sharia courts.

 

Secondly, Muslims do not favour their religious leaders as rulers. Imams are strictly just that, they are not seen or treated any differently to a priest, reverend, guru etc.

 

The problem the majority of people have is having grown up over the last 15 years being taught about Islam by the media, the far right, the fat left and politicians. Surprisingly, you have not learnt much. 

If anything it's sociopaths like Mahmoud Amadiajed or ISIL who've made it seem like Muslims support Shariah Law.

Who even came up with Shariah Law? It's done nothing but cause problems.

WHAT THE FUCK DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH SHARIA LAW?

 

Please, I 'd like to know before I burst another bubble of mine. Please tell me how writing some neat-looking arabic letters suddenly makes you bown down and worship the horrible Mr.ISIS and their sociopathic followers.

 

Replying to gourmet here. 

 

ISIL do not represent Islam. Anyone who had studied the history of Arabia and Islam knows ISIS, Al Qaeeda, Al Shabab etc are groups known as Khawarij. Nothing they say about sharia has any relevance since they don't believe or follow it themselves. 

 

Secondly, politicians will use anything to get their way. These people are scum, whether it is who you spoke off, David Cameron or Trump. All douches at varying degrees of douche.

 

Thirdly, sharia law has nothing to do with the OP.