ISIS Bans Teaching Evolution In Schools
Source: TPM/AP
BAGHDAD (AP) The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music. Classes about history, literature and Christianity have been "permanently annulled."
The Islamic State group has declared patriotic songs blasphemous and ordered that certain pictures be torn out of textbooks.
But instead of compliance, Iraq's second largest city has at least so far responded to the Sunni militants' demands with silence. Although the extremists stipulated that the school year would begin Sept. 9, pupils have uniformly not shown up for class, according to residents who spoke anonymously because of safety concerns. They said families were keeping their children home out of mixed feelings of fear, resistance and uncertainty.
"What's important to us now is that the children continue receiving knowledge correctly, even if they lose a whole academic year and an official certification," a Mosul resident who identified himself as Abu Hassan told The Associated Press, giving only his nickname for fear of reprisals. He and his wife have opted for home schooling, picking up the required readings at the local market.
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The new curriculum even went so far as to explicitly ban Charles Darwin's theory of evolution although it was not previously taught in Iraqi schools.
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/isis-bans-evolution-schools
Not sure why the Repubicans claim to hate ISIS. They have so much in common with them.
- Both oppose the teaching of evolution in schools
- Both are extremely religious
- Both like to parade around with guns.
- Both like to quote religious text (the Bible and the Koran)
- Both claim to be extremely patriotic and love to wave around flags
- Both hate Obama
DFW
(54,502 posts)From their program, Sam Brownback could be mayor of ISIS-occupied Mosul
Granny M
(1,395 posts)Trillo
(9,154 posts)that rule always existed since the beginning, and always will exist to the end?
chknltl
(10,558 posts)Last edited Tue Sep 16, 2014, 12:52 PM - Edit history (1)
Seems to me that no true blue, red blooded American Conservative defender of the 'free market' should have any problems with this notion. (I am torn, part of me wants to add a sarcasm thingy here).
Jerry442
(1,265 posts)nxylas
(6,440 posts)ISIS are kind of like your average Teahadist, but they're browner, and English isn't there offical language.
apnu
(8,759 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)And if you can't contain yourselves, at least be sure to indicate that you're pissing on elected officials and not the good citizens therein.
Clear?
candelista
(1,986 posts)Just kidding.
Nihil
(13,508 posts)> I will thank members in advance for not comparing ISIS to Texas or to the South.
I think the comparison is two-fold:
1) ISIS with right-wing nuts (political power with bigoted views)
2) ISIS with other fundamentalist nuts (some political power with very bigoted views)
If that implies a comparison to "Texas or to the South" then it is simply
following on from the location of large numbers of the two groups above.
You want to avoid the comparison, fix the problem not the coincidence.
> And if you can't contain yourselves, at least be sure to indicate that you're pissing on
> elected officials and not the good citizens therein.
Surely if you're "pissing on elected officials" then, by definition, you're also pissing on
the "good citizens" who voted them in?
> Clear?
Pretty clear that some skins are thin when it's their personal sacred bull(s) being BBQ'd ...
phantom power
(25,966 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,493 posts)SnowCritter
(810 posts)Just to post it on FB so my RWNJ brother can see it.
His head will
snooper2
(30,151 posts)WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)Hmmmm, let's see...hatred of women? Check. Lots and lots and lots of guns? Check. Hatred of gays? Check. Brass-bound reliance on the teachings of a book from the Bronze Age? Check. Disdain for science? Check.
Because irony is always awesome.
candelista
(1,986 posts)They both believe in it.
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leftyladyfrommo
(18,874 posts)Add to your list:
Both believe in the subjugation of women.
Interesting idea.
Arkana
(24,347 posts)Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)ISIS is a Republican organization.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)Nothing terrifies these big tough guys more than the sight of a girl with a book.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)so is this more ISIS propaganda directed at Western audiences?
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-eradicates-art-history-and-music-from-curriculum-in-iraq/