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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure how Elementary school works, but for high schools, maybe they could make sure to schedule some non-learning classes on Friday afternoons (like a gym class, study hall, or some other type of "elective" like that).  Then, they could require that all Muslim students who want to leave early on Fridays for Jummah prayers take those classes on Friday afternoons.  That way, the will not be missing any important classes where they actually learn something in.[/quote]

Do they do this for lent?  Ash Wednesday?  Holy Friday?  Passover?  If they don't offer this for all religions, then they should not offer it to only one.[/quote]

Totally true.

Same thing for weekends.  Since they expect Christian kids to come to school on their Sabbath, they should absolutely expect the same of Muslim kids.

Oh, yes, and then there's Holy Days.  I'm sick and tired of my kid having to go to school on Christmas, and Easter, and Good Friday.

Oh, wait.  That's right, when a Muslim student needs Friday afternoons off for religious observance, that's "special treatment".  But when a Christian student gets far more accommodations, it's "tradition".  [/quote]

Because it IS tradition. This is a nation founded by Europeans, with a Judeo-Christian tradition. Like it or not, that IS our tradition. I am an atheist, so a day off is just a day off for me, but please don't rewrite history.

Our Juedo-Christian history and European-based culture are not things to be ashamed of an try to eradicate. They are the basis of our freedoms and should be celebrated. It's why people move here from the non-European countries in which they were born.

Public schools, and all public institutions, should be as religion-free as possible --whether it is the dominant religion (Christianity) or a minority one (Judaism and Islam).

Those wishing to immerse their children in their faith have the option of after-school and weekend classes or private schooling.[/quote]

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