actually this was a class project on the five pillars of islam, and like most things in school, required memorizing something and writing it down in a notebook.
Lol. TI's clickbait thread titles are getting to be Buzzfeed-level.
I'd be as upset as anyone if religion was being pushed on public school children. Hell, maybe more upset than TI. But that doesn't seem like what this is. The Principle's statement on the issue seems the only reasonable statement in that article. At worst, it's a slightly imbalanced curriculum; but it in no way seemed like indoctrination. This article only exists because of xenophobic parents and sensationalistic media outlets.
If there's, ya know, MORE along these lines, then there's a discussion to be had. Like, actual evidence that this was being taught with the intent to indoctrinate kids. But that article alone is just fear mongering. And unfortunately, sources like the one cited will always eschew journalistic rigor in favor of picking a side.
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Yeah, you got me, you have uncovered the islamist, libtard conspiracy to indoctrinate the 7th graders of Maury County, Tennessee by talking about what Muslim's believe. I'm now trying to deflect, but it's useless cause you caught them red handed.
But we don't know the truth from that article. That's my point. We don't know how the lessons were presented, whether or not the assignments were posed as historical facts or with intent to influence. Etc. etc.
And please remember you're talking to an atheist with a huge belief in separation of church and state. If this seemed like indoctrination, I'd be livid. As it is, think about the assignments you had in school. If a parent had reason to be upset at this level of "forced" assignment, 90% of schoolwork could be called into question.
Thank goodness the teacher's name was kept out of the article. Tbh, the only fear I'd have from this story is reprisal from angry Christians spreading this story on backwater message boards like wildfire.
FYI, the article mentions they'll be doing a similar unit on Christianity later in the year. The parts that say they aren't are just the parents talking out of their ass. How in **** is this controversial?
Jan Hanvey, Maury County Public Schools’ middle school supervisor, said that most of the three-week unit discussed things like government, culture, geography, and economics, rather than theology. She also said that the chapters on Christianity and Judaism are scheduled to be taught at the end of the year with the “Age of Exploration” unit.
“It is our job as a public school system to educate our students on world history in order to be ready to compete in a global society, not to endorse one religion over another or indoctrinate,” Marczak said.
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