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floo@retrolemmy.com 1 month ago
Muslims have a long and proud history of serving this country with distinction for centuries.
scout10290@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Why would anyone help the US after seeing this shit? Nothing seems to matter to these anonymous, masked goons: whether they have legal protections, whether they were approved by the previous administration, whether they helped us in a warzone, whether they’re a citizen!? Their hatred of brown people extends to our fucking allies showing up for court as last of the legal process (immigrating the “right way”). Doesn’t matter, they’ll still arrest you at the courthouse.
And it won’t stop there. Soon it’ll be anyone LGBTQ+, then all Democrats, then…
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Personally I do think it should be required to post some amount of Islamic concepts. Among the many ways we are too provincial is seeing everything through the eyes of a single religion family. Even our friends and neighbors seem alien when we aren’t even aware there are other religions.
Let’s require at least some comparative religion study, perhaps in social studies and history. The major religions have had a huge impact on the development of our societies and we should all be more familiar with beliefs held in common or u destined where they’re actually different (and not just the Fix News version)
Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They should learn about Christianity and Islam in their history textbooks. That’s fucking it.
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Why should that be it? Throw in Deism to understand the attitude of the US founders, then round out most of the population with Islam, Hindu, Jainism, and probably many more. You have to cover Judaism because of its influence on Christianity. And of course agnostics and atheism to round out the beliefs. You’ll never hit all the possibilities but perhaps it would be ok to cover families of beliefs, such as if native belief systems are similar (I have no idea and that’s a shame)
Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I meant that’s the only place it should be learned about, and not plastered on the wall. I’d gladly shove all the other fairy tales in there too
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Exactly.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Most states do require some comparative religion in high school history. I’ve taught it.
Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and the Abrahamic faiths were in the curriculum. What was really fascinating was having a high schooler that had no idea what Christianity was. I live in the Bible Belt!
But yeah, understanding things like the Five Pillars of Islam humanizes Muslims. Understanding why a classmate isn’t eating all day, knowing that Muslims are required to donate some to charity if they can…
I think even some of the quasi Christian groups should be covered, but that’s a lot dicier. I don’t know if JW kids’ parents would want them to learn about the Great Disappointment, or Mormon families would approve of discussing Jo Smith’s child brides… (much less that official Mormon theology was that Native Americans would turn white if converted, or the best outcome for black folks was being a servant in the afterlife)
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The first country to recognize the US was Morocco, an overwhelmingly Muslim nation then, and before then, and now. And for that long-lasting support, real Americans suggest they don’t belong here.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
It wasn’t …France, who was there fighting with us for that independence?
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I get what you’re saying, but it was Morocco in June of 1777, while France took their sweet time (February of 1778). I only know this because it was stressed to us when I went to Morocco to train with their military (or have them train with us). Went poorly.