Comments on: Islamic Prayer In Schools

By: Smokey

Smokey — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:28:20 +0000

Wait a minute, wasn’t this the same thing said after the ban was passed? That time was set aside for students who wish to pray, but no one is forced to. The left screamed that this was just a sneaky way to encourage prayer in schools, but since this is a Muslim prayer, I guess we cannot argue, can we?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:14:04 +0000

It wasnt that long ago that this very site posted an article about Christian students in the North West denied the right to pray in a lunch room before school was in session. Now I read this. Muslim sensitivity is destroying Europe and like the Europeans we are bending over and spreading our cheeks the same way.

By: Church and State

Church and State — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:17:51 +0000

San Diego School Establishing Religion

Just because we fear a backlash of anger from Islamists over denying their prayer time still does not make adding prayer for all religions compatible with the First Amendment’s orginal intent, which of course is Christianity.

By: KJO

KJO — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:42:48 +0000

Is it not amazing how little national coverage this is getting? I mean, I’ve only seen this on the net. If there ever was an example of liberal media bias through non coverage this is it. What are the libs afraid of? An airing of their double standard?

By: Ali Gaibobbi

Ali Gaibobbi — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:02:02 +0000

Don’t forget that the ACLU is a Semitic-based and Communist-based organization. The ACLU’s founder was good friends with Communist Israel Cohen (google him).

So, the ACLU is taking away the rights of the Gentile, while giving it their Semitic brethren.

Don’t forget, it was 19 Semitic hijackers on 9/11 – the media never reported it as that.

But the ACLU is making sure that are giving them [Terrorist-related peoples] liberties while taking-away the majorities (who are Christian Gentiles) unreported this way in the media, of course.

By: HG

HG — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:04:20 +0000

I have to agree with Jeff. I think that prayer should be allowed if it is supposed to happen at specific times. If that were the case for Christian or Jewish students, I would feel the same way. Maybe they could pray while the Muslims are praying. Although honestly, how many kids would feel the need to pray in school if it weren’t required?

By: Jeff Molby

Jeff Molby — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:53:59 +0000

That’s a tricky one because Islam has specific prayer times. I certainly don’t like the idea of a break in action for prayer, but I’m not sure what a better solution would be. We demand that children attend school during certain hours and government institutions are obligated to be accommodating (though not preferential) towards religion.

It seems like the only proper solution is to drop the compulsory attendance bit, so then the government institutions don’t have to worry about accommodating those that wish to march to a different beat.