At Alston Middle School in Summerville, South Carolina there is controversy with the parents on how they feel about their kids learning that Islamic belief. The sixth graders are learning about the five pillars of Islam and that the belief is a peaceful belief. This class they are taking is called Survey of Civilization.
This is honestly very frustrating to me because this country we live in is freedom of religious belief. But in order for others to learn about other religions they need school to teach them. So hopefully they don't take this class away and hopefully the parents just suck it up because it's not like the kids are gonna turn Islamic just from learning about it one day in school.
http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/6th-graders-taught-islam-told-it-is-a-religion-of-peace-parents-upset-at-school-officials/
Sometimes what I hear is so dumb, you're so right. The new generation needs to learn about everything that happens in the world and whether they learn to accept that is on them, but they should at least be familiar with the religion.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Children have the right to religious freedom and I'm very happy they're being informed about other religions. Maybe because of this, they'll be able to respect people who worship differently.
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