This Marine dad was banned from school for objecting to the school having his children learning the five pillars of Islam. I totally agree with his wife saying that they are not allowed to teach the Ten Commandments, since this has affected history WAY more than the five pillars of Islam. I also agree with the Marine in a way, because the five pillars have little to do with history, and more to do with religious observance. For those of us who are not familiar:
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- Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the finality of the prophethood of Muhammad;
- Establishment of the daily prayers;
- Concern for and almsgiving to the needy;
- Self-purification through fasting; and.
- The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.
There is only one of these (almsgiving) which could be even remotely viewed as a non-religious item, and therefore under the laws of our land, the Marine is correct, and this could be viewed as indoctrination. It is possible, and even likely, that he could have handled the situation better, but the principle should receive a reprimand, and forced to retract said ban.
Personally, I think we should know our enemy, and from a history perspective, we should know the facts of Islam and ALL its affects on society. However, let them ban us from school for sharing the one true God, and His son Jesus, instead of demanding that our children not be exposed to the false-religions of the world (particularly if they are a Junior in HS).