Disheartening as it has been to watch the once-vaunted Royal Navy being punked on international TV by a gang of medievel thugs, this story from the UK may actually be worse:
Teachers drop the Holocaust to avoid offending Muslims
Schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils, a Government backed study has revealed.
It found some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial.
There is also resistance to tackling the 11th century Crusades - where Christians fought Muslim armies for control of Jerusalem - because lessons often contradict what is taught in local mosques.
The findings have prompted claims that some schools are using history 'as a vehicle for promoting political correctness'.
The study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, looked into 'emotive and controversial' history teaching in primary and secondary schools.
So, they have to alter reality because it might offend Muslims? That's pathetic. And speaking of pathetic, check out this little bit of moral relativism from the above-linked story:
A third school found itself 'strongly challenged by some Christian parents for their treatment of the Arab-Israeli conflict-and the history of the state of Israel that did not accord with the teachings of their denomination'.
Note the fact that the school was challenged, and that there was no curriculum change made to accomodate the Christian parents. It's also interesting to note that there were no details as to what was found objectionable. Some pro-Palestinian propaganda, perhaps? I guess we'll never find out, since that paragraph was just a little CYA for the newspaper. Wouldn't want to offend any Muslims, right?
h/t: Drudge
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