From ACT! for America Education: School board members respond

Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:43 AM
Subject: School board members respond

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May 10, 2012 School board members respond to textbook report Click on image at right to view the report "Christians and Jews had full religious freedom" [under the rule of their Muslim conquerors]. World Explorer – Medieval Times to Today, Prentice Hall, 2003, p. 20 Dear Lee, The quote above is a typical, untrue example of how the history of Islamic jihad and conquest is portrayed as tolerant in the textbooks used in our public schools today. We have received a number of positive email responses to the report from school board members across the country, and we are getting reports from chapter leaders who are meeting with local and even state school officials. Great work everyone! Not surprisingly, not every response from school board members has been positive. One school board member dubbed our report "hate-filled propaganda" and "garbage." She could have been a spokesperson for CAIR! When Guy Rodgers, ACT! for America Education Executive Director, asked this school board member to identify one example of propaganda or something that wasn't factual, the school board member failed to do so. Again, not surprising. Instead, she then claimed the report was nothing more than "opinions." When Rodgers pointed out just a few of the many facts that are verifiable in the report, she continued to insist that our report was nothing more than "opinions." Once again, not surprising—but troubling. A school board member unable, or unwilling, to distinguish between a fact and an opinion??? If you haven't yet viewed the full report or Executive Summary, we encourage you to do so by visiting our website HERE. Rodgers recently appeared on the Stakelbeck on Terror program to discuss the report. You can view the interview by clicking on the image below.

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