District-based Center for Security Policy, joins a protest
By David P. McGinley
Washington, D.C., June 26, 2017: The Supreme Court today, in a 6-3 decision, found that government funding of an "Islamic studies" charter school not only was not unconstitutional but was well within the scope of the state's authority to promote the compelling public purpose of diversity.
The school in question is the Sabri Khalil al-Banna Academy, named for the Palestinian freedom fighter. The school is housed in the former Dupont Circle Episcopal Church building adjacent to the Muslim Brotherhood's D.C. headquarters and across the street from the National Mosque. The school's daily program includes Salah (prayer facing toward Mecca), ritual washing in specially designed bathrooms, halal food preparation, intense Arabic study, Koran memorization and recitation, Middle East history, as well as other basic staples of U.N.-sanctioned education.
The suit was brought by a group of citizens who had sought to open a "Christian studies" charter school but were denied a permit to do so. And, although it was not at issue in the case, the court's majority decision opined that government funding for a "Christian studies" school would be unconstitutional. Read more ...
Washington, D.C., June 26, 2017: The Supreme Court today, in a 6-3 decision, found that government funding of an "Islamic studies" charter school not only was not unconstitutional but was well within the scope of the state's authority to promote the compelling public purpose of diversity.
The school in question is the Sabri Khalil al-Banna Academy, named for the Palestinian freedom fighter. The school is housed in the former Dupont Circle Episcopal Church building adjacent to the Muslim Brotherhood's D.C. headquarters and across the street from the National Mosque. The school's daily program includes Salah (prayer facing toward Mecca), ritual washing in specially designed bathrooms, halal food preparation, intense Arabic study, Koran memorization and recitation, Middle East history, as well as other basic staples of U.N.-sanctioned education.
The suit was brought by a group of citizens who had sought to open a "Christian studies" charter school but were denied a permit to do so. And, although it was not at issue in the case, the court's majority decision opined that government funding for a "Christian studies" school would be unconstitutional. Read more ...
Source: The Washington Times
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