[redwitch]

If parents would teach their children to think and reason rather than blindly follow, it wouldn't matter if a teacher had an agenda. I was fortunate that I had parents who allowed me to question, who did not try to fit me into their shoes and beliefs. I was also fortunate enough to have seen the world while a child and learn of different cultures and religious beliefs through firsthand experience.

To me, schools today should be teaching both sides of Islam. The beauty and faith of the religion and the hatred espoused by those who bastardize the Koran. This does not mean indoctrinating a child into being a Muslim, it means giving an understanding of that religion. Our planet has become too small for people to not try to understand. I doubt it will happen in my lifetime or even in the lifetime of my daughter, but I'm hoping and praying that one day the people of this world will come to embrace each others' differences. This cannot occur without education.