Parent claim that subliminal Islamic messaging, in the form of a geography lesson, took place at Riverheads High School in Augusta County, Virginia this week. The students were given what the district described as an art project, an assignment to write, “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah” in Arabic calligraphy.
Girls in the class were invited to dress in the Muslim style as well.
Parents were, of course, outraged at the assignment and on December 11th, met with the school district. The district saw no issue in the World Geography lesson saying, “There was no (sic) attempt at indoctrination to Islam or any other religion, or a request for students to renounce their own faith or profess any belief.”
Yet this statement is suspect, as there could have been so many other statements to practice artistic Arabic calligraphy and the educators specifically chose the shahada, the Muslim statement of faith.
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How do you write, Allah is a fraud and Mohmand is Pig,,
I do appreciate your stance and argument and understand exactly what you are trying to convey
Don’t think so…
Corey you are right, I do disagree…we are NOT at war with islam. We are at war with TERRORISTS!! Specifically ISIS. And you know what group of people ISIS kills most? Other Muslims. The latest data states that only 15% of muslims are “radicalized”. So you are judging 2 Billion people on the beliefs/actions of 300 Million. Should we consider all christians racists…since the KKK? Should we judge all christians by Westboro Baptist Church…since they are following a literal interpretation of the bible (ironic).
Why do people think there are no moderate muslims? Muslims have lived in this country from the time the first slave ships hit port (if not before). There are 8 million muslims living in this country many of which are natural citizens. All religious texts are contradictory in nature….why can’t a large portion of muslims pick and choose which parts of the qu’ran they follow just like the large majority of christians pick and choose which parts of the bible they follow? There is enough religious hypocracy to go around.
And I hate to break it to you, but kids have the internet now…so the door is open to EVERY RELIGION for them to explore on their own. Do parent honestly believe that as interconnected as the world is that teenagers have never heard of islam until this writing assignment? It amazes me that christian parents (in general) indoctrinate their children from birth…and then worry that ONE simple writing assignment that the kids didn’t even know what they were writing could indoctrinate them into a different religion. I really do love irony.
Stay calm us veterans will deal with the problem soon as they start thier aggressions. There will not be rules of engagement we will not have our hands tied by such nonsense. We will prevail.
Not my kids!!!!!
Yeah good luck with that
300 million would make them the largest army in history.
I get you 100% and yes they are open to explore. However if Christianity isn’t allowed in schools then Islam should not either. And I’m not defending any religion. And I’m not judging them all by a few. Islam cannot coexist with our Constitution or way of life. You are right about the irony of “indoctrination” though lol. We have to quit bowing down to their wants and needs. That is not the American way
No way. I would kick the teachers but unless this is a class on islam
What garbage. I don’t care why they wrote it. My kid wouldnt