Islam in US: Texas children roped into Islamic training
Public school students at Friendswood Junior High in the Houston area have been roped into Islamic training by representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations during class time, prompting religious leaders to protest over Principal Robin Lowe’s actions.
The pastors said in a statement: “According to students who were forced to attend these sessions, these Islamic evangelists taught them:
* Adam, Noah and Jesus are prophets
* There is one god, his name is Allah
* The 5 Pillars of Islam
* How to pray five times a day
* Islamic religious garb”
The parent reported the presentation was 30-40 minutes long and handled by two Muslim women from CAIR’s Houston office.
The parent reported that Lowe told students her sister, niece and nephew were Muslim.
But the parent complained the Muslims “were given full attention of our kids, during academic school time, to present their religious beliefs … This was put right at the end of the school year … which will most likely prevent a Christian response.”
There also was no parental notification and students were required to attend.
“The kids did not even know they were having an assembly or what topic it pertained to until they entered the gym,” the parent wrote. “I send my kids to school for academics … I teach them religion at home.”