Textbook: Islamic 'jihad'

Textbook: Islamic 'jihad' means doing good works
Also includes Muslims fighting 'to protect themselves from harm'

Sacramento's students are being taught "jihad" is an effort to convince "others to take up worthy causes."

An Islamic "jihad" is an effort by Muslims to convince "others to take up worthy causes, such as funding medical research," according to a textbook that is being used for junior high age students in California and other states. And even at its most violent, "jihad" simply is Muslims fighting "to protect themselves from those who would do them harm," says the "History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond" book published by Teachers' Curriculum Institute. But a parent whose child has been handed the text in a Sacramento district is accusing the publisher of a pro-Muslim bias to the point that Islamic theology has been incorporated into the public school teachings.The upsetting part is not only do they go into the history (which would be acceptable) but also the teaching of Islam.  This book does not really go into Christianity or the teachings of Christ, nor does it address religious doctrine elsewhere to the degree it does Islam.

The upsetting part is not only do they go into the history (which would be acceptable) but also the teaching of Islam.  This book does not really go into Christianity or the teachings of Christ, nor does it address religious doctrine elsewhere to the degree it does Islam.

 http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59707
Tags: education, schools, islamic jihad