Pro-Islam Lessons Found in All Grades in Public Schools
The
taxpayer-supported Department of Education (DOE) is funding an Islamic
indoctrination program in America’s public schools in grades 5 through
12, Christian Action Network has learned.
Students
are taught to learn Islamic scripture, give the meaning of that Islamic
verse, and explain how they can use it in their daily lives.
“How
can this be anything other than indoctrination?” said Martin Mawyer,
president and founder of Christian Action Network (CAN).
The
DOE offers no similar lesson plans for Christianity, Mawyer
added. “There is absolutely no balance in the curricula offered. Only
Islam is given a full course of study.”
"Access Islam," from the PBS web site, funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
The
Islamic education program, funded by the DOE, is primarily disseminated
through PBS LearningMedia and the Educational Broadcasting Corporation.
The curriculum is called “Access Islam" and includes such lessons as:
- The Five Pillars of Islam,
in which students in grades 5 through 12 explore and understand the
basic beliefs of Islam, as well as “the Five Pillars that guide Muslims
in their daily life … students will create posters about the Five
Pillars for classroom display.” Students also learn the proclamation of
Islamic faith -- which is akin to learning the Christian "prayer of
salvation." (More information here)
The
U.S. Department of Education's funding of an Islamic indoctrination
curricula is the topic of a new video produced by Christian Action
Network.
- Salat: Prayer in Muslim Life,
in which students in grades 5 through 12 learn “the importance of the
Quran in daily worship.” The students are asked, “What do you see and
hear when Muslims pray? How do the words sound? What is the purpose of
praying five times a day?” (More information here)
- Quran: Sacred Scripture of Islam,
in which students in grades four to six are taught that the Quran “is
considered the word of Allah." Students must review quotes from the
Quran and Hadith. They must then to present one of the Islamic quotes
to the teacher and "describe the passages practical application…” (More
information here)
“Can
anyone imagine The Lord’s Prayer recited in a classroom?" asked Mawyer.
"Or students taught that the Bible is the inspired, infallible final
Word of God? Or displaying the Christian cross in the school classroom?
Or lesson plans that encourage students to pray to Jesus Christ? It’s
out of the question! Christ, the Bible, the cross and Christian prayer
were thrown out our public schools decades ago.
In
one DOE funded video, students are introduced to a man who has
converted from Christianity to Islam. The Muslim man tells students
that Islam "is the true worship of God." The man then instructs children
to "submit yourself" to Allah.
Mawyer
said he was so shocked when he learned that the Islamic curriculum was
funded by the DOE that his organization fired off a legal “Letter of
Demand” to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos demanding that the Islamic
program be defunded and removed from access to the public schools of
America.
In the Five Pillars of Islam lesson plan, students
are told to "focus on learning about the core duties of Muslims" and to
"read about what it means to proclaim faith or belief as a Muslim."
“As
I scanned through the information online, it became obvious to me that
the material is much more like a Sunday School lesson plan than a proper
educational lesson on Islam,” said Mawyer. “These lessons are teaching
our children and grandchildren how to be, act and live like Muslims.
It’s outrageous! And every Christian and Jewish parent in America should
be appalled at how our children are being indoctrinated into the
Islamic belief system and lifestyle.”
Students are taught in detail how to pray like a Muslim in the lesson plan “Salat: Prayer in Muslim Life.” The
lesson plan includes prayers that can be recited by students,
descriptions of how and when to pray, and refers students to the web
site “islamicity.com” to get more information about Islamic prayer times
around the world.
In this same study students are told to memorize the following prayer from Quaran 96:1-5:
“In
the name of thy lord who created man from a clot. And thy lord is the
most generous who taught by the pen, taught man that which he knew not.”
Mawyer noted that students are NOT taught that Jesus is Lord, but they DO learn that Allah is God.
Preview
for CAN's latest film "Islam In The Schools A Quick Look". To order the
full version and learn more about this topic visit us at www.ChristianAction.org
“I
am calling on all Americans to demand the Department of Education dump
this program,” said Mawyer. “This is an outrageous abuse of our taxpayer
dollars, and an affront to the rights of parents to teach their
children the religion of their choice.”
As well as the DOE video, CAN has also released a video that takes a broader look at Islam in the Schools. It can be viewed here. |
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