Not surprising that the OP is a lie.
Also not surprising that the source lies and the OP knows it.
9 Investigates Dad protests Islamic lessons at school www.wftv.com
From your link (thanks for providing it):
"Students were instructed to recite this prayer as the first Pillar of Islam, off of the board at the teacher's instruction," Wagner claims.
Wagner, who is not religious, said he had no idea the public school was teaching so extensively about religion until he spotted a text on his son's phone from a teacher reminding him to complete a prayer rug assignment and study an Islam packet.
"For it to be mandatory and part of the curriculum and in the textbooks, didn't seem right," Wagner said.
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Some other students interviewed by administrators said they were not required to recite the prayer aloud. They did discuss a video played during class about the religion, but Blasewitz got frustrated and stormed out when 9 Investigates asked whether the district is considering changes to the curriculum.
"You're just going to walk away from our interview when we're trying to get information," said investigative reporter Daralene Jones.
Before Blasewitz walked out, he further justified the curriculum, saying students learn specific Judaism doctrine, the Bible and its scriptures, in earlier school years.
"If anything, it's a little imbalanced toward Christianity and Judaism," Blasewitz said.
I just watched the 17+ minute interview with the principal.
So, I gleaned two points from this:
-Either Mr. Wagner is lying, or some other students are lying. Because he claims that his son was "forced" to say the introductory prayer to "Salat" (we Jews have a similar prayer, called the "Shema"), while other students have said that the prayer written on the board for study purposes was
not mandatory to speak out loud at all.
-If the principal, Blasewitz, is telling the truth, that a great deal about Christianity and Judaism are taught in prior grade levels, that is easy to prove by getting copies of the same book from the same publisher, at the 9th, 8th and 7th grade level, since the book in question is from the 10th grade level.
So, before anyone flames the principal, perhaps people should check out the history books for previous years.
That being said, for students who may have moved into the school system at the 10th grade level and who had other history texts at their former schools, it may still be quite unfair.
But the reporter herself was also very biased. She mentioned Christianity and Catholicism separate from each other, as if Catholics are somehow not Christians. Wow. Talk about shallow.
It should also be noted that the parent who sparked the controversy with his complaints is a
non-religious person entirely.
The principal also indicated that this is just a short lesson interwoven into a 36 week history course. Of course, we
could have an adult discussion as to whether any details about ANY religion should be taught within the scope of a history course. It seems to me that these details may be more appropriate for a specifically targeted religion class.
Aww Moonie, you must not have opened the most revealing one?
