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Starspun · 07-02-2002, 08:05 AM

Another lawsuit that needs to be fought and won. Maybe this will open the eyes of some of these xtian fundies pushing for religious teaching in school.

<a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28146" target="_blank">http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28146</a>

ack, I don't know how to make a direct link. sorry. Its titled 'District Sued over Islam Studies.

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AzJeff · 07-02-2002, 10:34 AM

[sarcasm] Ahh but that's different - it's Islam!!
We can't have that in our schools![/sarcasm]

Just as the recent ruling revealed, it's OK to have government-endorsed religion, as long as it's the religion that the majority believes in.

*sigh*

Toto · 07-02-2002, 10:39 AM

This is an old story - I thought they had settled it by now. Schools in California and many other states are required to teach middle school students about religion, in order to promote tolerance. This school district used role playing, which is a useful technique, but they did it where they should not have.

The people bringing the lawsuit are those fundies, trying to make trouble for multi-cultural programs.

Maybe this is a good place for a plug for <a href="http://www.teachingaboutreligion.org" target="_blank">Teaching About Religion</a> and its companion site <a href="http://www.teachingaboutreligion.com" target="_blank">Different Drummers</a>, which are teaching materials designed for these middle school courses.

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Starspun Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 334	Another separation lawsuit Another lawsuit that needs to be fought and won. Maybe this will open the eyes of some of these xtian fundies pushing for religious teaching in school. <a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28146" target="_blank">http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28146</a> ack, I don't know how to make a direct link. sorry. Its titled 'District Sued over Islam Studies. [ July 02, 2002: Message edited by: Starspun ]</p>

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07-02-2002, 10:34 AM	#2
AzJeff Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 413	[sarcasm] Ahh but that's different - it's Islam!! We can't have that in our schools![/sarcasm] Just as the recent ruling revealed, it's OK to have government-endorsed religion, as long as it's the religion that the majority believes in. sigh

07-02-2002, 10:39 AM	#3
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	This is an old story - I thought they had settled it by now. Schools in California and many other states are required to teach middle school students about religion, in order to promote tolerance. This school district used role playing, which is a useful technique, but they did it where they should not have. The people bringing the lawsuit are those fundies, trying to make trouble for multi-cultural programs. Maybe this is a good place for a plug for <a href="http://www.teachingaboutreligion.org" target="_blank">Teaching About Religion</a> and its companion site <a href="http://www.teachingaboutreligion.com" target="_blank">Different Drummers</a>, which are teaching materials designed for these middle school courses.

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