The Black Republican

Well, isn't this precious! The 9th Circuit Court says teaching children to be Muslims is fine with them!

Christian students and parents cannot sue a school district where some seventh-graders pretended to be Muslims for three weeks during a course in world history, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

Brooke Carlin encouraged her students to play at being Muslims - adopt Muslim names, recite a line from a prayer and give up candy or television to simulate fasting, for example. Students were permitted to opt out. On the final exam they were asked to critique elements of Muslim culture.

So if I understand the 9th Circus correctly, it's perfectly fine to immerse a child totally into a religious culture, but it's totally forbidden to say "under God" while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Hmmmm. I wonder what grade Ms. Carlin (Oh yes, I am positive it's Ms. and not Miss or Mrs.) gave out to students who dared to critique those Muslims who promote blowing up buses full of infidels or cutting off infidel heads? Somehow I don't thing Ms. Carlin had to worry about such comments because I'm sure the little darlings were never taught about those "elements of Muslim culture."

However, not all is lost! There may be a silver lining to all of this.

San Francisco U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton dismissed the suit two years ago, saying Carlin was merely teaching and not indoctrinating. Hamilton found that the students did not engage in actual religious exercises.

The 9th Circuit upheld her decision in a five-sentence ruling, saying only that the activities weren't "overt religious exercises" that would raise concerns under the First Amendment prohibition of "establishment of religion."

I think this means the schools can now resume performances of Christmas Nativity and Easter Passion plays without the worry of litigation. After all, if pretending to be Muslims for three weeks is not considered an "overt religious exercise," then acting out a play about the birth or death of Jesus Christ on stage for a few hours should be perfectly acceptable to the tolerant and honorable 9th Circuit Court judges, right?

Right!

Hat tip to Sue and Stop The ACLU