The Hamas supporting Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), has once again complained about an issue that supposedly "offended" Muslims. Once again non-Muslims have caved, but this is just a sign of times to come in Michigan.
Hat tip to The Religion of Peace.
OCT. 2, 2009
Permission slips for Bible class called mistake in Roseville school
BY NIRAJ WARIKOO
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
After complaints raised by a Muslim group, Roseville Community Schools said Thursday the district erred in allowing permission slips to be distributed to elementary school students that would allow them to attend Bible classes in a Baptist church.
And it will now review district policies on permission slips for religious classes.
"We shouldn't have made the slips available," said Michael LaFeve, assistant superintendent for the district.
Two weeks ago, students at Huron Park Elementary School in Roseville received permission slips to participate in Bible classes at Temple Baptist Church, also in the city. The classes were to be conducted once a month by RBM Ministries of Kalamazoo.
The parents of a Muslim student expressed concerns that the permission slips appeared to advertise a specific church, said Dawud Walid, head of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Walid wrote a letter Thursday to the school's principal and the district superintendent, alleging the district was favoring one religion and denomination.
Bob Goodenough, executive director of RBM Ministries, said that state law allows for children to be excused from class for religious services.
"I don't believe there's any violation. ... There's no discrimination." he said.
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