Dear Editor:
The following are two website articles on the same day describing similar frightening attempts by public schools to, under the guise of teaching history, promote Islam.
The first: "Iraq War Vet Banned from Daughter's School for Opposing Muslim Homework" by AWR Hawkins. A quote from the article: "On October 28, USMC Iraq War veteran Kevin Wood was banned from La Plata High School property in Charles County, Maryland, for arguing with school officials over a homework assignment requiring his daughter to "list the benefits of Islam." The New York Daily News reports the assignment required Wood's 11th-grade daughter to explain "Islam's five pillars, Mecca, and Muhammad." Wood responded to the assignment by saying, "I don't force my religious views on them, so don't force your religious views on me." "Talks between the Woods family and school officials are ongoing."
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/10/31/Iraq-War-Vet-Banned-From-School-Property-For-Opposing-Daughter-s-Muslim-Homework-Assignment
The second: "Parents Pull Son from Class Because School Is Teaching Islam" by William Bigelow. Quotes from the article: "Parents of a boy enrolled in Manhattan Beach Middle School are pulling their son out of class because the school is teaching children the tenets of Islam, Los Angeles news station KTLA reports. The father said, "The audacity of this school, to think that they can sit these children down and teach 'em whatever religion they please; it's preposterous. This is illegal, basically. You can't teach religion in schools any more, but apparently, in this particular school, at least, that's not the case."
Parents said they discovered that what their children were learning about Islam was more about the tenets of the faith than the history of the religion, according to KTLA. One question asked the students to write down teachings from the Koran." "The parents talked to the principal, but the school refused to change the schoolwork, prompting the parents to remove their son from the class. The school would not respond to questions from KTLA." http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/10/31/Parents-Pull-Son-From-Class-Because-School-Is-Teaching-Islam
Parents, welcome to the world of unbridled Democrat liberal politically correct diversity marching on through our publicly funded educational system. Which terrorism do you think is more dangerous, open Jihad that can be seen or the slow, subtle takeover of our public schools curriculum?