New York High School Exam Praises Islam and Attacks Christianity
Common Procedures used by Friars in Converting Areas in Spanish America:
• Idols, temples, and other material evidences of paganism destroyed
• Christian buildings often constructed on sites of destroyed native temples in order to symbolize and emphasize the substitution of one religion by the other
• Indians supplied construction labor without receiving paymentSource: Based on information from Charles Gibson, Spain in America, Harper Torchbooks
Though the school board chose a pro-Islam writer with Esposito, they clearly did not choose a pro-Christianity historian in Charles Gibson. Gibson (who is deceased) was an ethnohistorian. Ethnohistory is known for going beyond accepted historic methods and utilizing things like folklore and oral tradition as primary sources.
There was some positive writing and questions in the exam about the expansion of Christianity mixed in with the bad. However, all quotes on the advancement of Muslims and questions about them were positive and even celebrating Islam. Which is shocking when you consider the true history of the spread of Islam being marked with violence. For some examples, go to Andrew Boston’s blog on this topic found here.
I have personally walked places in Morocco and Indonesia where Christians and others have been slaughtered all for the promotion and dominance of Islam. Why are such examples ignored in New York schools if not to simply promote Islam and degrade Christianity?
We do not serve our youth in this country by spreading lies about history. Many on the Left have slammed schools of the past for being too pro-America and ignoring our missteps. But now those same academics and elites want us to ignore historic violence by Muslims just to spread their versions of pluralism and tolerance. That is wrong, and it is time people are informed and stand up against this ghastly behavior.
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