I'm largely unpersuaded by the Complaint in Wood v. Charles County Public Schools, https://www.thomasmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Thomas-More-Law-Center-Files-Lawsuit-On-Behalf-of-Marine-Dad-Banned-from-Schoo-After-He-Objected-to-Islamic-Indoctrination-Complaint-Time-Stamped.pdf, but I was wondering about one item in the school materials plaintiffs object to, https://www.thomasmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Thomas-More-Law-Center-Files-Lawsuit-On-Behalf-of-Marine-Dad-Banned-from-Schoo-After-He-Objected-to-Islamic-Indoctrination-Complaint-Time-Stamped.pdf: The public high school materials say that "Islam, at heart, is a peaceful religion."
Is that an impermissible governmental announcement about which one of several rival approaches to Islam is the "true" version of Islam? To offer an analogy, consider a statement that "Christianity, at heart, is a pro-sexual-equality religion," or "Judaism, at heart, is a religion that condemns homosexuality." Or is it a constitutionally permissible claim (whether or not one thinks it's factually accurate) about the attitudes of the average Muslim in the world? Or is it a governmental announcement about which stream of Islam is the "true" version of Islam, but permissible because it has a worthy purpose (promoting non-Muslims' tolerance for Muslims, and Muslims' acceptance of the more peaceful interpretations of Islam)? Eugene
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