A Virginia school system shut down
classes for a day over protests that erupted in response to a
Geography assignment that would have required students to write in
Arabic the fundamental Islamic statement of belief known as the
shahada.
If Jews or Muslims rebuffed an
assignment to write John 3:16 or “Jesus Is Lord”, would the
leftwing media formulate coverage of this story in such a manner so
as to paint those standing up for their First Amendment rights
against the state attempting to impose a particular religious
perspective as the villains?
Students are rarely taught English
penmanship these days.
So why is time being spent now in
regards to what amounts to a Third World language?
Before progressives look down their
haughty noses in condemnation at those seeming to oppose the
celebration of pluralism, perhaps they ought to realize to what it
was these parents were reacting.
In Islam, to be considered a Muslim,
the primary requirement is to recite with conviction the disputed
statement that the students would have been required to write.
That is, in essence, “There is no God
but Allah and Muhammad was his prophet.”
In the eyes of jihadists and allied
extremists, if students sign their names to such a statement, is that
considered a binding proclamation of conversion?
If so, should jihadists discover the
names of students having completed this assignment reverting back to
their Christian professions of faith and ways of life, what is to
prevent fatwas from being drawn up calling for the violent execution
of these unsuspecting pupils?
For the punishment regularly called
upon those those leaving Islam for another faith is often death.
The parents noticing this subtle
subversion of the public school system should not be looked down upon
as unsophisticated rubes or rednecks.
Instead, they ought to be commended for
exercising a degree of vigilance and discernment many in this day
have been conditioned to overlook for fear of the reprisals that
might be imposed for failing to surrender to the tyranny of political
correctness.
By
Frederick Meekins