Of course, it was only 3 months ago that a Kentucky school was showing a Muslim hate video, but for the moment, Indiana is proving that Kentucky is not the only place where religious hatred is being fostered. There, school leaders sought to teach inclusiveness through the second-grade program, which included pieces about Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Las Posadas and Kwanzaa.
But a national Christian religious group bombarded the school with protest calls, because the show was going to mention “Allah”. The word Allah was removed.
In the week before the program, the principal said, about 30 people called with concerns — and only four of the complaints came from local families. Thompson said many callers were appeased when they heard the program’s purpose and scope.
Laura Mollo, 26, Peru, called several times over concerns about children saying, “Allah is God,” though she has no connection to the school. She said that as a Christian, she had to protest because she believes it’s wrong to praise another religion’s God.
“I highly doubt all of those children are Muslim, and some of my brothers and sisters of Christ are there.”
This is probably a good time to remind everone that the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Group’s next meeting is Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at Hunter Presbyterian Church, 109 Rosemont Garden, Lexington, Kentucky. For more information: Mohamed Nasser, (859) 885-9593.
