Re: British schoolboys punished for refusing to pray to Allah

"Sanders Kaufman" <bucky@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Major Debacle" <Major_Debacle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> They said forcing their children to take part in the exercise at
Alsager 
>> High School, near Stoke-on-Trent - which included wearing Muslim 
>> headgear - was a breach of their human rights.
>>
>
> We have the same problem here in the US with Xians.
> I remember being made to sing Xmas carols in elementary school.
> When I finally refused to do it anymore, I was made to stand out in the 
> hall or wait in the principal's office.

You weren't given detention and you weren't required to participate. Your 
objection was tolerated and you were allowed to not participate. Such was 
not the case in the above referenced article. 


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