Lawmaker Trying To Ban Religious Studies So Children Don’t Learn About Islam
Tennessee state Rep. Sheila Butt wants to delay religious studies until at least the 10th grade.
“I think that probably the teaching that is going on right now in seventh, eighth grade is not age-appropriate,” Butt said. Students in Tennessee middle schools reportedly learn about world religions in history class, and the teachings include the Five Pillars of Islam.
While Butt didn’t specifically refer to Islam in her legislation, she remained insistent that students aren’t ready for religious studies before a certain age.
“They are not able to discern a lot of times whether it’s indoctrination or whether they’re learning about what a religion teaches,” she said.
Teachers and educational officials throughout the state disagreed with Butt’s legislation, including social studies teacher Kyle Alexander. Alexander argued that religious studies can provide historical context for young people.
“The reality is the Muslim world brought us algebra, ‘One Thousand and One Nights,’ and some can argue it helped bring about the Renaissance,” he said. “There is a lot of influence that that part of the world had on world history.”
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49 responses to Lawmaker Trying To Ban Religious Studies So Children Don’t Learn About Islam
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Suzanne McFly October 13th, 2015 at 17:24
Of course, if the citizens learn about Islam you couldn’t lie about it and claim it is a religion that incites hate.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:20
Nope, the latest word is that Islam is not a Religion. They said it, not me.
Suzanne McFly October 13th, 2015 at 19:26
Ugh, I haven’t heard that bit of stupidity yet. Well it is expected from this group I guess, whatever a decent person thinks as being wrong they seem to believe it is correct.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 20:10
Some right Winger’s Nut Case was saying it on some news release a couple of days ago. They were trying to make it a Political movement and not a Religion.
whatthe46 October 13th, 2015 at 17:24
looks like she could learn a thing or 10, before she opens her mouth about what children should or shouldn’t be educated on and why.
Suzanne McFly October 13th, 2015 at 17:25
I hear she is the “butt” of a lot of jokes.
whatthe46 October 13th, 2015 at 17:39
you did it.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:18
She probably borrows the neighbors kids to have family photos taken.
whatthe46 October 13th, 2015 at 19:28
good one.
Warman1138 October 13th, 2015 at 17:25
Another knee jerk trying to regulate history.
tracey marie October 13th, 2015 at 17:42
Knowledge is power…she should get behind that truth.
whatthe46 October 13th, 2015 at 17:47
they don’t want the stinking truth about anything.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:14
Knowledge is required to understand knowledge.
mcalleyboy October 14th, 2015 at 04:00
Infidel truth? Lol…
Larry Schmitt October 13th, 2015 at 17:58
And when they do study religion, they should only learn about the “good” religion.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:13
Yup, and that would be MY Religion. It is the only Good and True one.
Larry Schmitt October 13th, 2015 at 18:00
“They are not able to discern a lot of times whether it’s indoctrination or whether they’re learning about what a religion teaches.” The same could be said about history. If you teach a slanted version of history, they can’t tell whether they’re being indoctrinated or not.
tracey marie October 13th, 2015 at 18:01
slaves are now agricultural workers
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:12
I thought they were called Illegals. O’Well, same thing .
Roctuna October 13th, 2015 at 19:08
I’d say she’s the one who can’t tell whether it’s indoctrination or learning.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:11
Slanted version, what do you mean ? These people are already upside down in the toilet.
Hirightnow October 13th, 2015 at 19:18
If that’s the case, shouldn’t she be trying to set a lower age limit for churches?
Say, about 40?
jasperjava October 13th, 2015 at 18:42
Republicans are fundamentally anti-knowledge. Anything that could promote greater understanding of the world is a threat to their pig-ignorant base.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:10
Don’t try to confuse me with facts. My Propaganda Minister has already told me what to think.
whatthe46 October 13th, 2015 at 19:38
good one.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:54
I know and it is sad that it is not used anymore.
Bob Cull October 14th, 2015 at 14:41
And his name is Roger Ailes.
The Original Just Me October 15th, 2015 at 00:14
One of them is.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:08
Ignorance of the real world, is the Blessing bestowed upon the Republicans. They forgot the last part of her name. It is Head.
The Original Just Me October 13th, 2015 at 19:16
I want to make a joke about jerking but I’m a nice guy so I won’t. Okay. I am still thinking about it.
Hirightnow October 13th, 2015 at 19:17
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, creator of all, protector of the weak and infirm, whose countenance shines benignly down upon all…f*ck this bitch.
Robert Smithson October 13th, 2015 at 22:17
The problem arises when children are not just taught about the various religions, but when they are forced to recite the tenants of the faiths as recently happened in a school district regarding Islam. They should not be required to do that as they should not be required to recite something like the Apostles Creed. Keep all teaching about religion general, never specific.
Hirightnow October 13th, 2015 at 23:47
Like, perhaps, Christianity?
BigDumbWhiteGuy October 14th, 2015 at 02:06
Unless that religion is Christianity, amirite? Then we can force kids to hear about God all we want.
BigDumbWhiteGuy October 14th, 2015 at 02:07
FYI, it’s “tenets”, not “tenants”.
bpollen October 14th, 2015 at 03:24
Oh, yeah, like when that grade-schooler was pressured in to praying to GAWD in school? That kind of being forced to go deep into the tenets (see) of any faith? Or being taught in school that the bible trumps paleontology? You know, mythology beats science? Or when children are forced to learn Christian End Times theology in school in Texas?
Or do you just have a problem with non-Christian religion? That knowing anything about other cultures and/or their religions and history is a BAD thing?
rg9rts October 14th, 2015 at 04:51
Separation of church and state.. you want to study religion?? Your local college has classes on comparative religions
Robert Smithson October 14th, 2015 at 21:06
Just where is this “separation of church and state” mentioned in the Constitution? It only talks about that no sate mandated religion be established, it does not prohibit the free exercise of religion I the public sphere. This is another area where liberals read something into the Constitution that just isn’t there.
rg9rts October 15th, 2015 at 02:54
Why don’t you bring that up with the SCOTUS Bobbie
Bob Cull October 15th, 2015 at 07:59
“I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.” – Thomas Jefferson
“The Government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian Religion.” – John Adams
“When a religion is good, I conceive it will support itself; and when it does not support itself so that its professors are obliged to call for the help of the civil power, ’tis a sign, I apprehend, of its being a bad one.” – Benjamin Franklin
“The civil government … functions with complete success … by the total separation of the Church from the State.” – James Madison
Any questions? If this doesn’t clear it up for you then you are too stupid to even bother with.
Bob Cull October 14th, 2015 at 14:40
There is no way to study any religion meaningfully without learning what the tenets of the religion is. To do anything else is to merely say, “there is this religion, and that religion and the other religion.” Not much of a “study.”
granpa.usthai October 13th, 2015 at 23:37
kids are a lot more informed about the world today than they were back when this aged lady was coming along. I think the 7th graders can handle knowing there are people raised to believe in Allah.
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Bob Cull October 14th, 2015 at 14:37
Actually, Allah is not a name, it is simply Arabic for God, the same God that Christians and Jews worship.
mcalleyboy October 14th, 2015 at 04:00
Good idea, actually I’m not for any sort of religious training in grade schools.
rg9rts October 14th, 2015 at 04:47
Why is religion being taught in a state school to begin with
Carla Akins October 14th, 2015 at 04:52
It’s religious history as part of what we used to call Social Studies class. It would also include information on Isreal’s search for a homeland and the resulting wars, Buddhism and the conflict between China and Dalai Lama. No religious instruction is given.
Dwendt44 October 14th, 2015 at 11:44
That or ‘comparative religions’. No one says you can’t study about religion, you just can’t, or at least shouldn’t, be recruiting or proselytizing.
Carla Akins October 14th, 2015 at 14:45
I agree, and these are 7th-graders so it’s pretty basic stuff. People have lost their minds.