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The parents weren't told their children would participate in Muslim prayers and prostate themselves.
I guess if you take prayer out of the class room and bring the class room to the mosque then that satisfies liberal sensitivities.
The students praying in no way can be called civics or social studies.
No, but they DID give permission to go to the mosque. You (or someone) said that hadn't happened. I'm guessing there had been no coordination with the mosque people about details, so it just flowed that the time for prayers arrived, and the students were politely invited to participate. The hosts wouldn't have thought anything of it, and were being good hosts.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
I hope the class goes to other houses of worship.Quote:
I guess if you take prayer out of the class room and bring the class room to the mosque then that satisfies liberal sensitivities.
Read what I wrote above. And earlier I wrote, kids like to try things out. Had the mosque people rolled up a unicycle in front of the group and asked if anyone would like to try to ride it, I'm sure several students would have volunteered. If the mosque people would have offered a plateful of stuffed dates to the students and invited them to take a bite, I'm sure some of the students would have obliged. That's what young people do -- they try things out.Quote:
The students praying in no way can be called civics or social studies.
Students would have fallen off the unicycle and spit out the dates and later complained about praying on the hard floor and hurting their backs and knees, especially for five times a day.
No I did not say that ;but I can now say with a high degree of confidence that the parents were deceived about the purpose of the trip.Quote:
No, but they DID give permission to go to the mosque. You (or someone) said that hadn't happened.
The parents were led to believe that the purpose of the trip was to study the architecture of the mosque,and "to give the kids an authentic experience inside the mosque by observing Islamic religion first hand."
Field Trip Prayer Prompts Apology :: The Investigative Project on Terrorism
Someone yesterday was ranting about it. Musta been the guy whose name starts with "s".Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
That may not be true at all!Quote:
I can now say with a high degree of confidence that the parents were deceived about the purpose of the trip.
You're a real color magician!Quote:
The parents were led to believe that the purpose of the trip was to study the architecture of the mosque,and "to give the kids an authentic experience inside the mosque by observing Islamic religion first hand."
It definitely was an authentic experience! Like I said before (and you glossed over), the whole thing probably got out of hand with prayertime arriving and the gracious hosts inviting the students to experience the prayertime too. If an atheist had come to my father's church, I would have expected him/her to at least stand or sit quietly, bow his head, and even close his eyes in respect.
How many of these students have become Muslims now and have joined a terrorist cell?
Hello Cats:Quote:
Originally Posted by Catsmine
Sorry to disappoint you, but I am NOT a mouthpiece for the left. Besides, educators and what they do isn't representative of ANY particular political persuasion, as far as I know. What? There aren't Republican teachers?? If they did GOOD, I'll bet you'd think they were conservative. But, since they did bad, well...
Now, I don't know what the LEFT thinks about the public schools involving themselves in ANY religion. I can't imagine them not knowing that the trip is a violation of the Constitution. Let's hope these educators DON'T teach civics..
I don't know WHY you think I'd support a school outing to a mosque when I wouldn't support a school outing to a church. Yes, contrary to some accusations, I AM consistent.
excon
Looks like my Excon impersonation worked.
Hi, Ex. You're right(make that correct), you are consistent. You support the first 9 Amendments every chance you get.
Yes, I imagine there are Republican teachers, although it seems a fairly recent phenomenon and has nothing to do with the OP.
Wondergirl I am not faulting the people at the mosque for proselytizing .That's their job. I fault the school and particularly the escorts for not stopping it as inappropriate.
Thankfully there was a suspicious parent with a video camera. One could just imagine the subtle and not so subtle pressure on the students to participate otherwise.
How many students have switched religions?Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
WG your question is a non sequitur .If all or none of them convert the issue remains the same.The students should not have been put in a positition to accept or reject an offer to pray during a field trip ;or participate in any ritual that could be construed as religious.
How many Hindus converted from seeing the Nativity Scene on the Courthouse lawn? Invalid question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
I shouldn't have had to relearn the Pledge years ago when someone stuck in "under God."Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
Where else would the students learn how to accept or reject something offered by a religious leader?
It's the parents call. I went to Catholic instruction because my parents chose the send me there... not because a school field trip was arranged .
Hello Carol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
At home, or in church. Certainly NOT in school.
excon
Why did I have to relearn the Pledge?
Hello again, Carol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
It's because some religious fanatic had some sway... It wouldn't happen now - but we're STUCK with it. It IS a LIE, isn't it?? One nation, under god... What a bunch of hooey. This is MY nation too, and it AIN'T under no god!
excon
Same place they learn to reject or accept the teachings of their own/their parents' religious views. In their heart once they've figured out on their own how to think, since their teachers are no longer allowed to teach such things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
The entire point to the thread is that since schools are prohibited from touring Holy Cross, they should be equally prohibited from touring this terrorist-funded madrassa.
So glad that fanatic was a Christian, or a lotta people would be awful mad!Quote:
Originally Posted by excon
Gee ,why stop there ? Why not scrub any historical reference to God by the founders regardless of how pertinent they were to the founding of the nation and their beliefs that our freedoms come from God?
The pledge is not a prayer so to compare it to the mosque field trip is apples and oranges.
Hello again, tom:Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
No, but the principle is the same - GOVERNMENT involvement in religion. If you believe the government SHOULD promote god, then it shouldn't bother you too much they they want to promote Allah...
excon
The reference to God doesn't promote Godhttp://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/suprem...er.ami.cif.pdfQuote:
."[The pledge is] a secular activity - an individual statement of patriotism and respect for this country and its primary symbol."
(amicus submitted in the Newdow law suit )
Name that speaker...Quote:
"A sense of proportion should also guide those who police the boundaries between church and state. Not every mention of God in public is a breach to the wall of separation -- context matters. It is doubtful that children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance feel oppressed or brainwashed as a consequence of muttering the phrase 'under God.' I didn't."
Under your prescription any mention of God in our history and culture would be scrubbed from the curriculum regardless of it's content (the whole Enlightenment recognized a non-denominational God and an admiration and appreciation for that God's creation.You cannot properly study the Enlightement or it's influence on the founders without that basic fact)
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