Economy 53,090 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 How is that an insult? Are they forced to believe in it? Should Muslims feel insulted too, since they believe in Jesus as a Prophet, and Christians raised him to the level of God? Is he insulted by books about Hinduism and Budhism too? What kind of classes are these? Just general about all religions? well if u have a belief and ur child is ebign taught in a text book a different belief only... its understandable some people might get mad... especially if they take it seriously and have strong feelings about it. They shouldnt be promoting one religion over another in a school text book you don't get it. The text book is not saying Allah is the only God, it quotes something from the Quaran that says so, which is what they believe in. It's the same thing as if a textbook from a country where christianity is not the dominating religion teaches about christianity by quoting the genesis. Read before you comment please. so its just 1 reference? not like a unit that focuses on it? on that case, yeah i dont see the problem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wonka 4 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 well if u have a belief and ur child is ebign taught in a text book a different belief only... its understandable some people might get mad... especially if they take it seriously and have strong feelings about it. They shouldnt be promoting one religion over another in a school text book they aren't though it's literally informational Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Unity? Religion is a faith built of different beliefs. Unity is language, culture, traditions, and what not... Religion is meant to unite humanity, it's not religion's or God's fault if humans destroy the gift that a religion is. ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,090 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Do you know that religion means link. So a world without linking (without unity) would be better ? I don't get your point. u might have half an argument if religion was the only source of unity that being said, i see the benefits of spirituality if done properly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji 20,113 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Surely these quotes are important for religious and history studies though? I studied religion for my GCSEs and we had books full of quotes like this, it's for education, not propaganda, where is the issue? well if u have a belief and ur child is ebign taught in a text book a different belief only... its understandable some people might get mad... especially if they take it seriously and have strong feelings about it. They shouldnt be promoting one religion over another in a school text book It's for educational purposes though, they're not told to believe these quotes but to learn about and apply them to their work? It's pretty important to know world wide beliefs and in my eyes, it's pretty ignorant to not be educated or even have a basic understanding of something that is such a big part in a huge number of people's lives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 u might have half an argument if religion was the only source of unity that being said, i see the benefits of spirituality if done properly That's exactly what I'm trying to say, if spirituality is done properly, it can have really good benefits. Thanks for understanding that. :) ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 well if u have a belief and ur child is ebign taught in a text book a different belief only... its understandable some people might get mad... especially if they take it seriously and have strong feelings about it. They shouldnt be promoting one religion over another in a school text book so its just 1 reference? not like a unit that focuses on it? on that case, yeah i dont see the problem But they're not? It's just information. Like, if they would include text about Jehovah's Witnesses, they reject trinity doctrine, right? So if they would put quotes from Bible to support that, would it be a problem? Would other Christians get mad? If you want to learn about something, you go to the source. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagz 2,580 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Is it the only religion being taught in that class? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Space 14 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 lolll garnite tho but in all seriousness, isn't it in the textbook because it's quoting the qur'an? I don't really see the problem... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 you mean destroy the stories humans themselves made up? nvm not gonna get into that What are you expecting me to answer ? ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 The textbook portion also reverently celebrates Muhammad’s life. “Muhammad never expected to change world,†the admiring, rah-rah textbook reads. Didn't he conquer a city and force Islam upon it? It okay it quote Islamic beliefs about God etc, but the account of M seems rather sugar-coated. “Everybody should respect everybody else’s religion.†What about aspects of religions that are intolerant of basic liberal values and human rights? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,996 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Scandalous. For that town. Maybe a Bible belt town. Though the state isn't one. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ⁱᵐ'ᵐᵃ ʰⁱᵗ ᵈᵉᶠʳᵒˢᵗ ᵒⁿ ʸᵃ, ˡᵉᵗ'ˢ ᵍᵉᵗ ⁱᵗ ᵇˡᵃᶻⁱⁿᵍ﹗ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister 17 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 wonder if they included the bit about muhammed marrying a 9 year old. "he might've married you were he still around!" OMG I love you Pictured this quote printed in the schoolbook within like a thought-promt text box, next to the text. Maybe even with a stock photo of a girl pondering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister 17 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 But seriously though, people are offended that a religion text book teaches what different religions believe? Why is this even a thread, let alone an article? C'mon people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 "“What is Muslim about? What is Christianity about? That’s what I teach at home,†parent Idalia Garcia told the Fox station. “Everybody should respect everybody else’s religion.â€" agreed but I still think this world would be 100% better without religion nope, we would most likely others humans etc So the title from that link is "Massachusetts Father Mad Just Because Public School Teaches ‘There Is No God But Allah’ " So he took his son out of elementary school because of this. These are just some basic things, don't they teach these everywhere about all religions? I don't get it. Since I live in Germany, but I visited the protestant religion classes in elementary and we never talked about other religions Unity? Religion is a faith built of different beliefs. Unity is language, culture, traditions, and what not... Religion=Culture Religion is meant to unite humanity, it's not religion's or God's fault if humans destroy the gift that a religion is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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