Tuesday, October 21, 2008

LIMITING THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS: SILENCE OF THE LAMB

"Last year, the ACLU and People for the American Way sued a Texas school district for offering high school electives in New and Old Testament-era history and literature. It mattered not that the curriculum neither advances nor undermines religious belief. In contrast, the Excelsior public school in Byron, California requires seventh graders to study Islam by 'becoming' Muslims. Students are given Muslim names; they recite Muslim prayers and get 'extra credit' for fasting at Ramadan."