Houghton Mifflin's
Fabricated Defense
When Houghton Mifflin gives examples of their
disclaimers (i.e., Muslims believe...), they just about list
ALL of
them that can be found in the entire unit. People think, "Oh, so there ARE statements of "Muslims
believe." HM points out a section is titled "The Teachings of Islam," but
that header came after 4 pages of religious beliefs stated as
fact and page headers such as:
“The
Life of the Prophet.” This particular section lists beliefs and
wraps it up with:
“These revelations confirmed
both Muhammad’s belief in monotheism, and his role as the last
messenger in a long line of prophets sent by God.”
Confirmed?
They compare this to "The Life of Jesus" in the Christian section,
but in that section they describe Jesus as "a popular teacher with
ideas" and discuss only the parables He gave, omitting miracles or
anything that could be construed as holy.
HM's defense posted at their website is
fraught with these tactics, taking a sliver of a sentence out of
context from dozens of pages of indoctrination, and holding it up as a
defense that Islam is presented in a balanced way. They even took two
phrases which were paragraphs apart, spliced them together in order to
make it appear they were giving a balanced view.
I find it astounding that Houghton Mifflin
still claims they never confirm Muhammad as a Prophet when they even
have a header: "The Life of the Prophet."
Other statements as belief:
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“In fact, the very first word the angel Gabriel
spoke to Muhammad was recite.”
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"The Quran is the final revelation, just as
Muhammad is the final prophet.”
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“Ramadan is a holy time, because in this month
Muhammad received his first message from Allah.”
4.“Arabic lettering had a special significance for
Muslims, because it was used to write down God’s words as they had been
given to Muhammad.”
(see so many more)
Along with HM's defense, they list positive
Christian occurrences and page numbers that are certainly not in the
book my son studies from! Did they find a specific version that got
lost?
Should I invest HOURS exposing all the
fabrications of Houghton Mifflin's defense again? I must have a hundred
pages full of HM textbook and defense quotes at this website already. If
people won't listen by now, it's their choice. Somebody get me
my baseball glove, I'm going to go pitch to my son!
If this was a book for adults, I
wouldn't protest. But these are CHILDREN, a captive audience with
impressionable minds. Many of them are God's holy temples. God is ANGRY
when His children are asked to get on their hands and knees and recite
words of prayer to Allah. No, the book does
not instruct that, but many teachers are doing it.
We do not fathom how precious God's children are to
Him. The nation is rocking. If we do not stop this assault on our
children, God will. I tell you the truth, God will. And when that happens, it
will be too late for those who do not know Him. I pray we turn around.
For the sake of the lost and the sake of our children, America, turn around.
Coming soon:
When "Christian Educators" Prefer Islam
(We Christians love to rationalize our anger by pointing at Jesus as He
turned over tables. It's usually wrong to do that. But sometimes one can
do no less)
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