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originally posted by: tavi45
a reply to: EaglesFan
Says the guy who hates America and can't wait for the religious army.......
Muslim advocate Zainab Chaudry speaks to the Board of Education about recognizing Eid al-Adha
Starting next school year, Montgomery County Public Schools will no longer include references to religious holidays on its school calendar.
originally posted by: sirlancelot
originally posted by: buster2010
originally posted by: sirlancelot
CAIR is waging a propoganda machine against America.
The article in the link below is a case in point. Next year the school calendar will no longer show Christian or Jewish holidays on the school calendar.
The politcal correctness that is infecting America disturbing to say the least. How long have our schools, munipalties, and government referenced religious holidays? Americans with islamic beliefs make up 1% of our total population yet we are submissively throwing away decades of tradition so we don't offend just a few!
Anyone else sick of this crap?
www.bethesdamagazine.com...
Did you even bother to read this article? First CAIR isn't even mentioned in the article. Also the Muslims didn't sue to get Christian and Jewish holidays removed from the calender they wanted Muslim holidays on the calender. It was the school that chose to to remove the holidays rather than putting Jewish or Muslims holidays on it. From your link.
The change came as members of the Muslim community lobbied the school board to include on the calendar the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, during which Muslims hold a feast to celebrate the prophet Abraham and mark the end of the Hajj pilgrimage. It’s one of two major religious holidays celebrated each year by Muslims, the other being Eid al-Fitr, which typically falls in July or early August. In 2015, Eid al-Adha falls on the same day as Yom Kippur, so schools are already scheduled to be closed. Muslim advocates asked the school system to list Eid al-Adha on the school calendar as well as Yom Kippur as a reason for the day off. Superintendent Joshua Starr recommended that rather than list both the Jewish and Muslim holiday on the calendar, the school system instead should remove the Jewish holidays from the calendar, since they are closed for operational reasons due to considerable student and teacher absences.
These people just want their religion to be recognized like Christianity and Judaism there is nothing wrong with that.
No but CAIR's twitter feed was where I found the article. SO basically they thumbing their nose for the victory!
CAIR is waging a propoganda machine against America.
originally posted by: tavi45
a reply to: ketsuko
That's quite a jump from not labeling holidays religiously at one school to a completely monotone society.
So you are saying we are not a secular nation?
originally posted by: tavi45
a reply to: Metallicus
How does this impact freedom of religion? Christmas and Yom Kippur were not banned.
originally posted by: Metallicus
originally posted by: tavi45
a reply to: sirlancelot
Aren't we a secular nation? What's the big deal?
Freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from religion.
originally posted by: tavi45
a reply to: TruthxIsxInxThexMist
So it's fine for Christianity or Judaism to be in your face but not Islam?
originally posted by: sirlancelot
CAIR is waging a propoganda machine against America.
Next year the school calendar will no longer show Christian or Jewish holidays on the school calendar.
originally posted by: TruthxIsxInxThexMist
'Christianity' isn't noticeable... anyone could be a Christian and you wouldn't know it, so yes, that doesn't bother me as they are near enough invisible!
As for 'Judaism'. They are noticeable but there is only a small minority in London and you hardly see them around... they don't own all the shops, so aren't in your face at all.
originally posted by: TruthxIsxInxThexMist
na, all I was saying is that i'm fed up with it in my face everywhere I go.... It is the dress/beard/headgear wherever I go... if they were to 'be free' and dress "normal", then I wouldn't notice the 'Religion' "in my face"... I would just see the 'Person'.
That's all I'm saying.
If you live in area like me, you won't feel like an 'outcast' or a 'Minority' in my own Country! I'd feel I could actually get on better with those around me.
'Religion' should be left at home when you go to work!! That goes for ALL religions!
originally posted by: TruthxIsxInxThexMist
originally posted by: tavi45
a reply to: TruthxIsxInxThexMist
So it's fine for Christianity or Judaism to be in your face but not Islam?
'Christianity' isn't noticeable... anyone could be a Christian and you wouldn't know it, so yes, that doesn't bother me as they are near enough invisible!
As for 'Judaism'. They are noticeable but there is only a small minority in London and you hardly see them around... they don't own all the shops, so aren't in your face at all.
No, not because they are 'Brown', ha ha... who said that anyway? Not all 'Muslims' are brown!! Silly thing to say.
na, all I was saying is that i'm fed up with it in my face everywhere I go.... It is the dress/beard/headgear wherever I go... if they were to 'be free' and dress "normal", then I wouldn't notice the 'Religion' "in my face"... I would just see the 'Person'.