he should call the jews at the aclu On Feb 16, 1:28 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > New post on *Bare Naked Islam* > <http://www.endtimestoday.com/?author=1> COLORADO student quits choir over > Islamic song that praises the Muslim deity > ‘Allah’<http://barenakedislam.com/2012/02/16/colorado-student-quits-choir-ove...>by > barenakedislam <http://www.endtimestoday.com/?author=1> > James Harper, a senior at Grand Junction High School quit the school choir > after an Islamic song containing the lyric "there is no truth except Allah" > made it into the repertoire. Below is a video of the song: > > <http://www.endtimestoday.com/2012/02/16/colorado-student-quits-choir-...> > > KREX-TV<http://www.krextv.com/news/around-the-region/Islamic-Prayer-Song-Bein...> > (H/T RevereRidesAgain) Harper thinks the Islamic song picked for the > after-school men's choir group should be pulled, because he says the > Islamic piece is not appropriate for a public school choir. The song is > called "Zikr," and its composer says is not intended for a worship > ceremony. For senior James Harper, a Christian who is active in his local > church, the wording and meaning of the song is such that he feels it should > not be performed by students in a public school setting. > > “I don’t want to come across as a bigot or a racist, but I really don’t > feel it is appropriate for students in a public high school to be singing > an Islamic worship song,” Harper told NewsChannel 5. > > Harper sent an email to District 51 officials expressing his concerns with > the song. District officials said while they understand not everyone will > agree with or appreciate songs due to the religious nature of the pieces, > they completely stand behind both the music teacher and the song. > > “This is about bringing diversity to the students and showing them other > things that are out there,” spokesman Jeff Kirtland said. “The teacher was > open with the parents and students do not have to participate in this > voluntary club choir.” > > *Click below for KREX news story* > > http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Video.16092950 > *barenakedislam <http://www.endtimestoday.com/?author=1>* | February 16, > 2012 at 12:19 am | Categories: Islam in > America<http://www.endtimestoday.com/?cat=52721>| URL:http://wp.me/p276zM-FD1 > > > Comment<http://barenakedislam.com/2012/02/16/colorado-student-quits-choir-ove...> > See all > comments<http://barenakedislam.com/2012/02/16/colorado-student-quits-choir-ove...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://barenakedislam.com/2012/02/16/colorado-student-quits-choir-ove...
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