British schoolchildren told to write "Allah is God"

[fossten]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007360135,00.html#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=TheSun:News

Kids told to write 'Allah is God'

By ALASTAIR TAYLOR
August 06, 2007

ANGRY parents have blasted a teacher for telling ten-year-olds to copy a Muslim prayer saying “There is no God but Allah”.

Helen Green is said to have picked the Muslim call to prayer as HAND-WRITING practice.

It includes the lines “Allah is the greatest” and “I bear witness that there is no God but Allah”.

Pupil Billy Darbyshire’s stepmum Hayley Clayton said: “The explanation was that the children were learning about Islam in RE.

“But this was like he was taking an oath. A Muslim child would never be asked to write a Bible passage.

“Why didn’t she choose a passage from a normal story book to teach handwriting?”

Hayley, 23, said Mrs Green — deputy head of Newlands Primary School in Wakefield, West Yorks — had acknowledged it was a “sensitive issue” because three of the 7/7 suicide bombers came from Leeds, 15 miles away.

She added: “If it’s sensitive why choose that prayer?”

Billy’s angry dad Martin, 32, said there were no Muslims in the ten-year-old’s class. He added: “I am not religious but it offended me.

“It must have been worse for children whose parents do have different beliefs.”

Wakefield Council officials said they believed the prayer had been written for RE.

 

[MonsterMark]

Sliding down the slippery slope.

I'm afraid Britain is lost.

They have given up their guns.
They have given up there freedom of travel.
They are giving up their foundation of religion.

They will eventually surrender.

 

[Aquabrit]

Hahaha... Or move to the USA..... :shifty:

 

[fossten]

Hahaha... Or move to the USA..... :shifty:

Kinda hard to do that if they've given up their freedom to travel, eh? Besides, we're on the verge of surrendering as well, so it wouldn't do them much good to move here.

 

[Aquabrit]

Kinda hard to do that if they've given up their freedom to travel, eh? Besides, we're on the verge of surrendering as well, so it wouldn't do them much good to move here.

I did it! And i must say it is better here than it is there. British government sold us out. NO SURRENDER!!! lol. PCers make me sick. They should stick to hugging trees.

 

[fossten]

I did it! And i must say it is better here than it is there. British government sold us out. NO SURRENDER!!! lol.

Touche. Good for you. And you are correct as well, it is still better here.

 

[Iszi]

*sigh*

What ever happened to using "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?" or any number of other pangrams that would better exercise the childrens' writing abilities?

Interestingly enough, a quick Google search doesn't turn up much - if any - more details than are posted above. I guarantee you if this happened over here, there would be a HUGE fit thrown in every major national paper, along with several television news stories and a handful of lawsuits to go with them!

 

[Trimdog]

I hate to tell you all, but Aba Father, I AM, and Allah, are all the same GOD.
Need to read more, starting maybe with the Bible.
Thanks

 

[Calabrio]

I hate to tell you all, but Aba Father, I IM, and Allah, are all the same GOD.
Need to read more, starting maybe with the Bible.
Thanks

Hate to have to tell you this, but "allah akbar" really translates to "our God is Greatest"

 

[Trimdog]

What I was saying is that we all come from Abraham seed. Brother against brother, till the end.

 

[Trimdog]

And Aba means Loving giving, GOD has many names, Till CHRIST comes, its love and grace.

 

[Calabrio]

And Aba means Loving giving, GOD has many names, Till CHRIST comes, its love and grace.

Then I'll let you calmly explain that to the guy screaming it with a bomb belt on...

 

[marcuseightus]

I hate to tell you all, but Aba Father, I AM, and Allah, are all the same GOD.
Need to read more, starting maybe with the Bible.
Thanks

I agree, So is Yahweh and Jehovah. but its not the bible's interpretation of the names of God that bother me, It's mans mis-interpretation that does!
Man will interpret the bible, The karan and any other religious book to fit the own radical agenda!

 

[Trimdog]

I agree, So is Yahweh and Jehovah. but its not the bible's interpretation of the names of God that bother me, It's mans mis-interpretation that does!
Man will interpret the bible, The karan and any other religious book to fit the own radical agenda!

I agree with you. Man distorys everything. It's all so simlpe.

 

[fossten]

I hate to tell you all, but Aba Father, I AM, and Allah, are all the same GOD.
Need to read more, starting maybe with the Bible.
Thanks

Allah is not the God of the Bible. You cannot seriously be this ignorant. I can only assume that you are a muslim trying to spread propaganda, but you will not get away with spewing that kind of falsehood here.

 

[MERIJONS97LSC]

Since this post is turning into a church sevice , I would like to take this opportunity to pass the collection plate. PM me for my paypal address if you would like to make a contribution."hallelujah"!!

I would like to know if this teacher used this particular writing lesson before the war?..I'm sure she didn't! This is all for attention!!!

 

[Marcus]

I'll agree that this teacher is an idiot, but it hardly qualifies as "British Schoolchildren", as if it's part of the national curricula.

 

[fossten]

I'll agree that this teacher is an idiot, but it hardly qualifies as "British Schoolchildren", as if it's part of the national curricula.

Quibbling a bit, aren't you, Tommy? You would only be happy with the article if it said "SOME British children...? Isn't that beside the point, which is that school authority should not be forcing certain kinds of religious practices on children without the parents' permission?

 

[fossten]

More British news...

By Michael Knapp, Home Affairs Editor

BRITAIN is facing a mass exodus of people looking to escape the crime and grime of modern living.

The country’s biggest foreign visa consultancy firm has revealed that applications have soared in the last seven months by 80 per cent to almost 4,000 a week. Ten years ago the figure was just 300 a week.

Most people are relocating within the Commonwealth – in Australia, Canada and South Africa. They are almost all young professionals and skilled workers aged 20-40.

And many cite their reason for wanting to quit as immigration to these shores – and the burden it is placing on their communities and local authorities. [So they are fleeing liberalism! What a surprise!] The dearth of good schools, spiralling house prices, rising crime and tax increases are also driving people away.

Obtaining a visa to live abroad can cost as little as £1,500 for the right candidates. Plumbers, electricians, construction workers and doctors are famously in demand. The only obstruction to emigration from the UK is a criminal record, poor health, advancing age and being a “third country national”.

Liam Clifford, a former immigration control officer, set up globalvisas.com as a one-man band 12 years ago. He now employs 60 people and is in the process of opening new offices in both South Africa and Australia. Mr Clifford said: “It’s absolutely phenomenal. People are trying to get away to wherever they can, and most are successful.

“Ironically, one of the main reasons for leaving is the overstretch of services due to increasing immigration into the UK. People are looking for the better standard of living offered by other countries, as even the most idyllic villages in Britain are under pressure from rising populations.

Skilled labour is obviously an advantage, but so is speaking the English language. Most countries are harder to get into if you don’t speak English. UK plc simply isn’t fighting hard enough to keep its people. Some are telling us they are fed up with living in this country. Even business people are saying they’ve had enough.

“They’re saying ‘I can’t put my children into the right school, but if I move abroad I can’. Most people are very patriotic and don’t want to leave. They’re almost terrified about it. But they say they just have to.

“It’s a shame people at the top don’t recognise they’re not doing enough to retain highly skilled workers in this country. A lot of them are quite young, and they’re not idle. They just can’t see a future for themselves in this country. They want to get married and settle down and buy homes, but they can’t see it happening here.

“And time and time again they are saying to us they don’t want to be seen as racist because they are quitting because of immigration. We tell them of course they’re not.”

According to the most recent Office of National Statistics figures, in 2005 the official number of people leaving UK shores was 352,000 – up from 249,000 in 1995. The majority – around 150,000 – migrated from London and the south east.

Among those who headed out were Simon Blood, 26, and Rachel Roberts, 23, who moved to Australia four months ago. The couple, from Stoke-on-Trent, are loving their new life in far north Queensland so much that they’ve decided it’s permanent.

Apart from family, football and a few television programmes, there’s nothing they miss about home. Embracing the warmest winter they’ve ever known – averaging 24C daily – both relish the commute to work which takes just five minutes, leaving plenty of time for walks on the beach.

Simon, a marketing executive, and Rachel, a nurse, followed their dream after seeing a newspaper advertisement for nursing recruits Down Under.

“It all went very smoothly,” said Simon. “It’s beautiful here and we’ve no plans to go back for good.”

 

[Aquabrit]

Yes, the astronomic house prices, super high taxes and low income jobs is partly why i left. While we are on the emigration subject, i got my green card today!

 

[Iszi]

Most countries are harder to get into if you don’t speak English.

Wow... wish the U.S. would pick up on this.

 

[Calabrio]

i got my green card today!

Congratulations!!

And, despite any doom and gloom, I still am confident that the British will remain strong and survive long into the future. Americans and British share a lot. Even if England is a little late recognizing a threat, just like in America, when they do recognize it, they will come together and fight it.

I don't have that same kind of realistic optimism for the rest of Europe though.

 

[torquemonkey]

Congratulations!! Well done!

 

[pepperman]

While we are on the emigration subject, i got my green card today!

A Big congrats to you.

 

[Aquabrit]

Thanks guys!!! Im officially an immigrant alien! lol. Just got to get my social security number now and get my life back on track. Any life/career advice always welcome!