Schools Textbooks Say Islam Is A Peaceful Religion At a time when our nation is deep into the fight with ISIS, liberals throughout the country have been trying to convince Americans that Islam is a religion of peace. They argue that there is nothing fundamental in Islam itself that should be feared. Now, it appears that our children are being taught a similar rhetoric in the classroom. According to reports, a school in Tennessee has just come under fire for teaching Islamic values to a group of seventh-graders. The textbooks that the children in one class were using claimed that Islam was a peaceful religion. It even went on to claim that Muslims and Christians worship the same God. What it failed to acknowledge, however, was the reality of jihad and Islamic terrorism. I am concerned because I have three kids in Williamson County Schools, state Sen. Jack Johnson told reporters. The possibility we could be advocating Islam in school and could be misrepresenting history has generated lots of calls and emails. I want to educate myself and learn more about it. The move has received immense backlash from parents, and now Rep. Sheila Burt from Maury County has come forward with plans to introduce a bill that separates teachings of Islam from the classroom. It simply says we wont indoctrinate students in sixth and seventh grade, Burt commented. And that they will learn comparative religion in high school. What do you think? Do you support the decision to hold off on any mention of Islam in the classroom until students are prepared to form their own opinions on the matter? 