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beam me up scottie

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Tue Sep 8, 2015, 05:33 AM Sep 2015

Christian Parents Angry That Their Kids Will Learn About Islam in School [View all]

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Christian Parents Angry That Their Kids Will Learn About Islam in School

If you’re in seventh grade, the Tennessee Board of Education says your social studies class must include discussion about what Islam teaches, how it spread throughout world history, and how Muslims have contributed to mathematics, art, literature, etc. Pretty basic stuff.

But a Christian group plans to hold a silent protest outside Vance Middle School in the city of Bristol today, because they don’t want their children to be indoctrinated in any of this “education” bullshit.




“The protest will be a silent Christian protest with signs and a banner, we hope to have at least 100 people show up,” Emily Kausch, who’s planning to attend, wrote in an email to the Bristol Herald Courier.
The organizer is parent Patty Kinkead, who said she is “sort of the representative for Tennessee Against Common Core in this area.” She said she removed her fourth-grade son from the Bristol Tennessee school system because of Common Core.

“My son did go to Bristol Tennessee Schools last year and then I pulled him out to home-school him,” Kinkead said Wednesday. “I’m involved with Tennessee Against Common Core. I want to actively educate people about what Common Core is and some of the parts of Common Core that are most offensive. One of the most offensive parts is the Islam content that is with Common Core.”


Common Core sets standards. It doesn’t dictate curriculum. You’d think someone vocally opposed to it would know that. But Kinkead doesn’t exactly strike me as someone who puts much thought into this issue. It’s Islam, therefore it’s evil.

What sort of protest signs will her group have, I wonder, to warn parents against the scourge of — wait for it — learning about people with different beliefs, especially when those beliefs have had a serious impact throughout history?

Is it even possible to understand world history without talking about what Islam teaches? Forget the middle school’s curriculum. I’d love to see what she uses at home.




To answer the question about what sort of protest signs they had here are some pics from a local article:












And here is a comment from an obviously well informed and totally rational Christian parent:


Betty Clouse

Carol Leonard Don't you call her a liar! You are the liar what are you a evil troll paid by the Common Core idiots or just plain stupid and ignorant!! If anyone knows the truth about Common Core she does moron. I myself have read filty books that they put in school for kids to read it's like porn and I've read some of it and it's disgusting. Also as Karen has said Islam is NOT A RELIGION they push the Quran in school. Not much is mentioned about God or Jesus but they spend 3 or 4 weeks talking about Islam and the Quaran. GO BACK AND READ UP ON IT BEFORE YOU CALL SOMEONE A LIAR!! You are so wrong saying anyone is a liar about the evil Common Core and Islam. They both are evil! Islam wants all non jihad believers Dead per their Quaran do you not get it. Nope you have no brain to think with you have been brain washed so pitiful!!



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Typical RW bigots advocating ignorance Renew Deal Sep 2015 #1
These are the same people who blame atheists for ruining America. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #3
Dumb and dumber Cartoonist Sep 2015 #2
I wonder what Betty thinks of cartoons... beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #4
I see the conflict between Christianity and Islam to be a race to the bottom of stupidity. AlbertCat Sep 2015 #9
Thick as a brick. trotsky Sep 2015 #5
Thank you for the opportunity to post something wonderful to ease the pain: beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #6
"I may make you feel but I can't make you think" progressoid Sep 2015 #12
Missed a chance to see them in Vermont back in the 90's and I still regret it.. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #13
Gotta love that 'Mein Gott Uber Alles' crowd JackInGreen Sep 2015 #7
They are dangerously delusional. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #14
Given the increasing militancy JackInGreen Sep 2015 #18
Betty's pretty busy in the comments section over there. bvf Sep 2015 #8
Lol! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #15
Creation Museum road trip? bvf Sep 2015 #26
But it's educational! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #27
just plain stupid and ignorant... mountain grammy Sep 2015 #10
If they get their way back to the dark ages. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #16
If they're unlucky JackInGreen Sep 2015 #19
Ignorance is bliss. Curmudgeoness Sep 2015 #11
I don't know if we should be glad that they're home schooling their kids beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #17
Well, I know one thing. Curmudgeoness Sep 2015 #24
Say hello to the next generation of tea party talibornagains. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #25
Wow nil desperandum Sep 2015 #20
! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #21
My Nonsensical Mythology can beat up your Nonsensical Mythology! Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #22
Lmao! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #23
These people are fucking stupid on a whole new level. AtheistCrusader Sep 2015 #28
Welcome to the bible belt. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #29
this was led by and made up of Capt. Obvious Sep 2015 #30
Well of course! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #32
I don't disagree with them on that final point Lordquinton Sep 2015 #34
Maybe they are afraid they will find how much they have in common with their Islamic counterparts. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #31
Nah, that would require too much thought. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #33
Here's the almost exact wording of my high school syllabi: Nevernose Sep 2015 #35
Kids can handle it, the parents not so much. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #36
Ironically, I've had to provide "safe space" for Muslim students Nevernose Sep 2015 #37
Lol! Yeah we're an evil bunch. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #38
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