Re: Current Issues in Religious Tolerance

Greetings;

"Randy Burns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Does it occur to you Robert, that perhaps one of the kids in that class will
> grow up to study Islam and the Middle East and perhaps become a diplomat for
> the US and help bring peace into the world?  For Baha'is, schools are not
> about teaching hate for others, perhaps you Christians feel otherwise.
> 
And what makes you suggest we would advocate the teaching of hate?
I absolutely advocate teaching American children non-coercive
information about Islam, Hinduism, animism etc etc etc.  I absolutely
advocate teaching them to understand, love, and protect the rights of
Moslems, Hindus, animists etc etc etc.

This article addressed the concerns of people who had been persecuted
under Islamic law.  Their concern was a curriculum that was advertised
as promoting Islam.  A bit of sensitivity for the Coptics is in order
here.  Having fled an Islamic country for a more free society, they
felt threatened by the advocacy of the very thing they had fled.
Wouldn't you?