A Christian advocacy group is claiming the U.S. Department of Education is “indoctrinating” students into believing Islamic beliefs.
The Christian Action Network sent a letter demanding the education department “cease its Islamic education program for the nation’s public schools,” according to a report by CBN News.
CAN claims students and teachers are being encouraged to promote Islamic beliefs through the LearningMedia website, a site operated by the Public Broadcasting Service that provides free learning materials to students and teachers. PBS is supported by donors and taxpayers.
CAN’s president, Martin Mawyer said, “Much of this so-called educational material is nothing more than indoctrinating students into Islamic religious beliefs, duties and actions.” Mawyer said if the materials are not removed within 60 days, his organization will file a federal lawsuit.
A review of the LearningMedia website by The Blaze found at least six lengthy lesson plans focused on teaching students about various aspects of Islam, including “The Five Pillars of Islam,” “The Haj: Journey to Mecca” and “Salat: Prayer in Muslim Life.”
A similar search for lesson plans covering Christianity, Buddhism, Mormonism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Taoism or Hinduism uncovered zero results, although there were other materials related to those topics on the LearningMedia website.