There have been two arguments in the letters section on the subject of the posters at Northlake Middle School. I am an eighth grader there and have personally seen the posters, and I have to say they are completely inappropriate for a school setting. In three cases, the posters said how Islam is “The path to be followed.” This statement conflicts with the First Amendment of the Constitution that says we have freedom of religion. The way the posters pointed out the Islam religion was that you can only follow this religion, which is not freedom.
On a second note, if they are going to teach Islam in school, and the curriculum calls for a fair and balanced education, why not teach all religions, including Christianity? It should be all or none. In my class, we learned about a half day’s worth of the Roman Orthodox Church and the Crusades, not Christianity. However, we spent a whole lot of time on the teachings of Islam and the great Muhammad.
One big problem with the curriculum is it not only teaches very little on Christianity, but it teaches nothing about Jesus Christ, which is Christianity. Rather, they teach from the Old Testament. Christian means followers of Christ, and if they want to teach Christianity, teach the New Testament and not the old.
One last note, I would like to say on the previous opinion, and the opinions to follow this argument, make sure you read the Bible in full context, not out of context. Many people are taking this book out of context to fit with what they want, which gives new arguments to their side. This means read the whole Bible.
Kyle Libra
Lake Stevens
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