by Reverend Austin
Miles
Special to
ASSIST News
Service
January 10, 2002
BRENTWOOD, CA (ANS) -- As children return to school this
week, following the Christmas break, 7th graders in a growing number of public
schools, who are not permitted to wear a cross or speak the name of Jesus, will
be required to attend an intensive three week course on Islam; a course in
which students are mandated to learn the tenets of Islam, study the important
figures of the faith, wear a robe, adopt a Muslim name and stage their own
Jihad.
In Byron, California, parents were outraged when students came
home with their handouts and were told what was being taught. Their complaints
to the school principal not only were ignored, but officials of this public
school, funded by tax dollars, essentially fluffed them off.
The
public schools in California so stealthily slipped this course into the 7th
grade curriculum that even another 7th grade teacher, Elizabeth Christina
Lemings, was totally in the dark that this was being taught until her son,
Joseph, who is a 7th grader in the same school where she teaches, brought home
the handouts.
"We could never teach Christianity like this,"
Lemings said to ANS during an on-site interview. "We can't even mention the
name of Jesus in the public schools, but over there," she pointed to the
building next to hers, "they teach Islam as the true religion, and students
are taught about Islam and how to pray to Allah."
Lemings, in her
second year of teaching in the Byron (Northern California) Union School
District, has been a Christian since 1987. The government school system
requires that she teach evolution in her science class with no reference to
creationism or any contrasting viewpoint to Darwin's theory. She quickly
learned that God and Christianity are out (forbidden) but that Islam is in.
The textbook used for the Islamic course,
Across The Centuries, is published by Houghton-Mifflin
(Boston, Ma.). It is described as a
Social
Studies/History book and has been adopted by the California School System.
In it, Islam is presented broadly in a totally positive manner,
whereas the restricted references to Christianity, is centered on The
Reformation, Martin Luther and The Catholic Church. Everything Christian is
shown in a negative light, with events such as the Inquisition, the Salem
witch-hunts, etc. highlighted in bold, black type.
This is proper for
a complete study of history. However, there is not one negative to be found
about Islam in this one-sided account, such as the wars, massacres, cruelties
against Christians and other non-Muslims that Islam has consistently
perpetrated over the centuries.
Nor is any mention made of the way
Muslims treat their own people, cutting off hands, feet and heads for even the
slightest violations of the Islamic tenets of faith, or the shocking way they
treat their women.
The 'miraculous' events leading up to the Koran,
the 'holy' book of Islam, and other 'revelations' are presented as factual. Any
reference of the miraculous regarding Christianity is always set next to a
disclaimer stating that; "It was (is) believed by Christians (or an individual
such as Martin Luther) that..,"implying an absence of credibility about the
stated event.
For example, the representation that Gabriel the
archangel came to Muhammad (Note: not believed to have come to Muhammad) and
dictated to him the Koran, a whole new revelation and idea that would surpass
all other religions.
What needs to be explained by the
Houghton-Mifflin historians, is why Gabriel (which translates, "Man of God"),
the archangel of both Christians and Jews, who was a part of all of God's plan,
who interpreted for Daniel the vision of the ram and the he-goat, and comforted
him after his prayer with the prophecy of the 'seventy weeks' and who heralded
the good tidings by declaring the coming of the predicted Messiah, would at
that point in time and history, call on Muhammad, one who did not believe in
Jehovah God or Jesus as the Son of God, and 'reveal' to him the words of the
pagan god Allah to lead his people with. How's that again?
It would
be most interesting to have the Houghton-Mifflin experts explain what possessed
Gabriel to turn on the God of Abraham and Jesus Christ to lend assistance to
what would become a murderous cult with no regard for life, the very antithesis
of Christianity. There is a deplorable lack of information here.
And
too, the Book of Revelation clearly states that no words should be added or
taken away from that book. So this in itself poses a major contradiction and
problem.
The faulty textbook, Across the Centuries, has more than its
share of deceit. It is stated as fact that Islam, Judaism and Christianity
share in common the belief in one god. This is a half- truth, which is the
worst kind of lie. Christianity and Judaism worship one God, the God of
Abraham. Islam worships one god named Allah. This hook is misleading on the
part of Houghton-Mifflin. The publisher apparently is attempting to legitimize
Islam.
If this were an authentic history, the textbook would explain
that the god of Muhammad was man's creation. Arabia was a pagan nation that
worshiped over 300 gods. One of those was the moon god named, al-ilah. Legend
has it that the moon god mated with the sun god and had two daughters, both of
whom were worshiped as goddesses. When Muhammad claimed to have had his
'vision' and 'revelation from Gabriel' he chose al-ilah as the god to build his
army around.
Muhammad shortened the name, al-ilah, to, Allah, and
declared that he alone should be worshiped. He forbade the worship of the
daughters. To this day, a crescent moon can be found at the front of every
mosque, acknowledging that Allah was, and is the moon god. All of this is
missing from the Houghton-Mifflin accounts.
It is also to be noted,
even though not publicized, that Allah is also known as, The God of War. So why
isn't this important study of Islam included in the history books?
The
handouts used in this course, obtained by ANS, are considerable. They include a
history of Islam and the life of Muhammad its founder.
Muhammad is
portrayed as an extremely moral man who wanted a society of purity. A vast body
of historical accounts will refute this image. Historians will show that he had
multiple wives, a sexual problem, and among his wives, he took a 10-year-old
girl for his pleasure (some accounts list her age as 6).
And Islam
promises its followers that those who become suicide bombers, killing
themselves and others, will go directly to Allah's paradise where they will be
given 72 virgins for unbridled sexual pleasure for all of eternity.
There are many verses in the Koran that must be memorized in this Public School
course and students are taught to pray, "in the name of Allah, the
Compassionate, the Merciful" and to chant, "Praise to Allah, Lord of Creation."
There are 25 Islamic terms that must be memorized, six Islamic
(Arabic) phrases, 20 Islamic Proverbs to learn along with the Five Pillars of
Faith and 10 key Islamic prophets and disciples to be studied.
"Can
you imagine the barrage of lawsuits and problems we would have from the ACLU if
Christianity were taught in the public schools, and if we tried to teach about
the contributions of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and the Apostle Paul?" teacher
Elizabeth Lemings lamented. "But when it comes to furthering the Islamic
religion in the public schools, there is not one word from the ACLU, People For
The American Way or anybody else. This is hypocrisy!"
Even more
disturbing; students are to pretend that they are Muslims, wear Muslim clothing
to school, stage their own Jihad via a dice game, and pick out a Muslim name
(to replace their own) from a list of thirty.
ANS asked some of the
students what they thought about this course. All of them felt that "it was
fun," while others described Islam as "a pretty culture." This included a
pastor's son! Joseph Lemings, 12, said, "the Jihad was like playing a video
game," even though the true violent nature of Jihad was well concealed.
Lemings is disturbed by the "fun" description. She sees it as a tool, not
only to engender sympathy and support for the Muslim cause, but for
recruitment. "This is not just a class of history of examining culture," she
said. "This course is entirely too specific. It is more about
indoctrination."
Lemings, upon learning of the course on Islam,
approached the principal of Intermediate-Excelsior School of Byron, Nancy
Castro, requesting the right to teach Christianity in the manner that Islam is
taught and for the same length of time.
Castro has not responded to
her request. Lemings later received, roundabout, information that the only way
she could do this would be to teach the Christianity class (as a Christian
Club) after school hours where students would come of their own accord.
Otherwise, she would violate the law of (selective) Separation of Church and
State. Excuse me?
In an interview with Nancy Castro, the principal of
the schools in Byron, she stated to ANS that the Islam course (hidden within
"History of Cultures") reflects California (educational) Standards that meet
State requirements.
When asked about the intensity of the Islamic
course, Castro stated that the course "is not religion, but Ancient Culture and
History. And," she pointed out, "the text is a State Adopted textbook. We do
not endorse any religion, we just make students aware."
She stated
that the textbook is now in use throughout California. When asked if she would
allow Christianity to be taught the same way that Islam is taught, Castro
stammered before saying that Christianity is already taught in the History and
Culture class, "which," she said, "actually starts in the 6th grade."
She said that this class started a year ago. The Christianity that is taught is
brief, taught as a myth, and strictly negative. This is how it is portrayed in
the textbook.
Lemings had stated to ANS that there were many, many
parents who protested this course on Islam, especially after September 11th (
which, coincidently, is when the course began).. Nancy Castro contradicted this
account.
Asked if there was any response from parents about this
course, Castro answered, "Oh a couple of parents called to express concerns,
three to be exact."
Peggy Green, Superintendent of the Byron Union
School District did not return calls by press time.
The Muslim's
intentions are clear and the public has been continually notified of that fact.
In nearby Fremont, where the majority of the over 150,000 Muslims living in the
Bay Area reside, Omar M. Ahmad, chairman of the board of the Council on
American-Islamic relations said this at the Flamingo Palace banquet hall: "I
urge Muslims not to shirk their duty of sharing the Islamic faith with those
who are on the 'wrong-side'."
He said that Muslims should not
assimilate into American society. "If you choose to live here, you have a
responsibility to deliver the message of IslamIslam isn't in America to be
equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the
highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth,"
he said. These quotes were published in the" San Ramon Valley Herald" on July
4, 1998 (ironically on our Independence Day), 3 years, 2 months and 7 days
before September 11, 2001. And like everything else, Americans and church
leaders didn't pay any attention to it. In the same article, Ahmad stated:
"Everything we need to know is in the Koran." And bear in mind that the Koran
clearly states that Muslims are obligated to kill Christians, Jews and all
other infidels.
So why would the American Public School System and
the politicians want to further the Islamic faith, push to have it become the
One World Religion and nix Christianity?
Simple. Christians cannot be
enslaved. Islam, an oppressive religion of control, cruelty and fear does
enslave, which can keep people subdued. This is precisely what the future
leaders of the One World Order want to achieve. And the misinformed, make nice,
politically correct crowd seem eager to help them accomplish it.
But
the greatest driving factor in all of this is money. There are the profiteers
and politicians who stand to grow in unspeakable wealth and power by
cooperating with the Arabs and finding favor by helping them and their pagan
religion take control. They have no compunction in selling us out, and our
freedom, to accomplish their goals. These greedy, self-serving investors stand
salivating on both sides of the oil pump.