(December 18, 2015 at 4:36 am)CapnAwesome Wrote:(December 18, 2015 at 4:31 am)godzilla_22 Wrote: So I guess a bunch of parents somehow think the teacher was trying to convert their kids over to Islam when it was just a simple assignment to learn about another culture. Are people really this closed minded? I'm very curious....if it were an assignment on Christianity I dont' think these parents would have a single issue with it. Then of course an atheist group would protest it and then the Christians would use their persecution card...
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/18/us/virgini...d=19691139
Quote: "Here is the shahada, the Islamic statement of faith, written in Arabic. In the space below, try copying it by hand. This should give you an idea of the artistic complexity of calligraphy."
You know, I think I would be seriously pissed off if someone forced my kids to copy a Christian statement of faith.
I essentially agree. But this just seems like Christians complaining because there's another religion their kids are learning about. I bet these same parents would have zero problem with it if it were some kind of Christian assignment.
