How far do we go towards our own demise for the appearance of being a tolerant people? Is our open-arms mentality as a nation not enough? It is one thing to tell people, “Mi casa es su casa”, but when they let themselves in and put their feet all over the furniture, it’s time to set a few things straight where the line is drawn.
“The academy opened in 1984 and stayed out of the spotlight until the Sept. 11 attacks. Criticisms were revived in 2005, when a former class valedictorian, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, was charged with joining al-Qaida while attending college in Saudi Arabia. He was convicted on several charges, including plotting to assassinate President Bush, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.”
It would seem that the subject matter may be somewhat virulent at this school, though it does have its defenders. However, I think the twelve U.S. Senators and the Federal Commission looking into the matter are on the right track.
People will attempt to make the argument that if we can have Catholic Schools and Jewish Schools, then why not Muslim Schools. The crux of the matter in this case, however, is not the mere fact that it’s a Muslim School. The investigation is about what is contained in the textbooks and whether the school’s curriculum is one of intolerance.
It is not much different than the government investigating a neo-nazi school in which hatred of others is the curriculum. Catholic and Jewish Schools do not teach such things, and neither should a Muslim School.
Tolerance for the sake of tolerance can be a deadly thing.
-Woody
