Do you have a problem with this.........

• Belly35

  

  Token;1769913 wrote:It was calligraphy, which is nothing more than an art class of decorative writing.
  
  
  

  belligraphy
• SportsAndLady

  

  Fab4Runner;1769915 wrote:To be clear, I have no issue with this particular lesson. I was just refuting the statement that no one would have had a problem if it had said Jesus is our savoir. I do not think that is true.

  Guess I wouldn't have a problem with it. Assumed most wouldn't but forgot about all the hurt feelz that go around these days. Everyone's always got a problem with something.
• sleeper

  

  Token;1769913 wrote:It was calligraphy, which is nothing more than an art class of decorative writing. Like the link said, the meaning was never discussed.
  
  
  

  Irrelevant. There are literally trillions of other sentences one can practice that don't have to do with religion. How about "The sky is blue and poor people are worthless". Stuff like that.
• Mulva

  

  FatHobbit;1769738 wrote:I'm not 100% sure, but I think that statement is a common statement for learning Arabic. Kind of like "hello world" for programmers if you're familiar with that. I don't think she should be fired but they should choose a new example.

  That just about sums it up.
• Belly35

  

  What if the calligraphy writting was "Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior" there would be backlash from the ACLU, parents and media ....
• Automatik

  

  I'm sure you'd have some over the top Atheist parents getting butthurt.
• OSH

  

  Token;1769913 wrote:It was calligraphy, which is nothing more than an art class of decorative writing. Like the link said, the meaning was never discussed.

  What ever happened to, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?"
• Devils Advocate

  

  The Teacher should be burned at the stake.
  These poor innocent children have written their own contact with Satan, and they signed when they put their name on it and turned it in.
• sherm03

  

  Belly35;1769948 wrote:What if the calligraphy writting was "Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior" there would be backlash from the ACLU, parents and media ....

  Probably. And you, and other Christian Conservatives, would have no problem with it and would be pissed that others would be calling for the teacher's job. It would be another step in the "War on Christianity."
  
  But because it's Arabic, and the quote is from Islam, you are convinced the teacher should be fired. See how hypocritical that is?
• lhslep134

  

  sherm03;1769962 wrote: See how hypocritical that is?

  
  Why even ask? Of course he doesn't.
• Heretic

  

  sherm03;1769962 wrote:Probably. And you, and other Christian Conservatives, would have no problem with it and would be pissed that others would be calling for the teacher's job. It would be another step in the "War on Christianity."
  
  But because it's Arabic, and the quote is from Islam, you are convinced the teacher should be fired. See how hypocritical that is?

  Or to take it another step, the people who bitch about our PC society and how no one is allowed to be offended are crying like bitches because some random teacher used a phrase from a religion they don't like and now are in an uproar...because they're offended by something that isn't "PC" to them.
• Al Bundy

  According to the article, this was taught in a geography class. This lesson has nothing to do with geography.
• sherm03

  

  Al Bundy;1769968 wrote:According to the article, this was taught in a geography class. This lesson has nothing to do with geography.

  So blame that on the texts that the school board decided to use for the curriculum. Not the teacher executing the lesson plan.
• sleeper

  

  Automatik;1769950 wrote:I'm sure you'd have some over the top Atheist parents getting butthurt.

  Those damn butthurt atheists, getting upset at the spewing of protected ignorance.
  
  If religion was banned tomorrow, the world would be a better place. That is the reality.
• lhslep134

  

  sherm03;1769969 wrote:So blame that on the texts that the school board decided to use for the curriculum. Not the teacher executing the lesson plan.

  I was just about to say that. Reps
• Al Bundy

  sherm03;1769969 wrote:So blame that on the texts that the school board decided to use for the curriculum. Not the teacher executing the lesson plan.

  A book doesn't dictate curriculum, standards do.
• Automatik

  

  lhslep134;1769971 wrote:I was just about to say that. Reps

  Nah, FIRE HER.
  
  #bellylogic
• Belly35

  

  Ok I take back the teacher from being fired.. But she just wont be paid.
  Because there no God ... unless she can fine US Currency with Allah on it ....she fucked
  
  My reasoning for firing is not about the class, lesson, or the writing.... Without knowing what the writing stated and just throwing it out is incompetency 101, insensitive to the world around her and just a plain wrong (tomorrow class lesson draw Confederate Flags hey! it looks English).
• isadore

  AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (NEWSPLEX) -- All public schools in Augusta County will be closed Friday.
  According to a statement from the county schools administration, it's because of numerous phone calls and emails that have been sent to schools in the area following a geography assignment that involved copying Arabic calligraphy.
  The calligraphy message was the Shahada, or Muslim statement of faith that translates as "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."
  Sporting events and other extra curricular activities have also been cancelled for Thursday night and into the weekend.
  
  
  Below is a statement from the Augusta County Schools district regarding the closure:
  Augusta County Schools and all administrative offices will be closed Friday, December 17, 2015.
  Following parental objections to the World Geography curriculum and ensuing related media coverage, the school division began receiving voluminous phone calls and electronic mail locally and from outside the area. As a result of those communications, the Sheriff's Office and the school division coordinated to increase police presence at Augusta County schools and to monitor those communications. The communications have significantly increased in volume today and based on concerns regarding the tone and content of those communications, Sheriff Fisher and Dr. Bond mutually decided schools and school offices will be closed on Friday, December 18, 2015. While there has been no specific threat of harm to students, schools and school offices will be closed Friday, December 18, 2015. All extra-curricular activities are likewise cancelled for tonight, Thursday, December 17, through the weekend. We regret having to take this action, but we are doing so based on the recommendations of law enforcement and the Augusta County School Board out of an abundance of caution.
  Finally, the Augusta County School Board and Dr. Bond appreciate parents bringing concerns directly to our attention, and a constructive and respectful dialogue between school and community is always welcome. As we have emphasized, no lesson was designed to promote a religious viewpoint or change any student's religious belief. Although students will continue to learn about world religions as required by the state Board of Education and the Commonwealth's Standards of Learning, a different, non-religious sample of Arabic calligraphy will be used in the future.
  http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Augusta-County-Schools-Closed-Due-to-Calligraphy-Assignment-Reaction-362859901.html