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An athletic association of private and parochial schools in Texas declined membership to a Muslim school after asking it to fill out a questionnaire featuring probing questions about the school’s views “about the spread of Islam in America” and its “goals in this regard,” as well as other incendiary questions about Islamic religion.
The questionnaire is the latest issue to arise for the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (Tapps), which was founded in the 1970s as an athletic organization of private Christian schools and now has more than 200 members, including private Jewish schools.
Tapps drew national attention last week when it declined to reschedule a game in its state boys’ basketball tournament for an Orthodox Jewish school, whose players could not play in the Saturday afternoon game because its players celebrate the Sabbath. The game was ultimately rescheduled, but the attention raised awareness about the organization’s past practices regarding Muslim schools that applied for membership, including Houston’s Iman Academy SW, which received a questionnaire along with its membership application that included the following questions, the New York Times reports:
“Historically, there is nothing in the Koran that fully embraces Christianity or Judaism in the way a Christian and/or a Jew understands his religion. Why, then, are you interested in joining an association whose basic beliefs your religion condemns?”
“It is our understanding that the Koran tells you not to mix with (and even eliminate) the infidels. Christians and Jews fall into that category. Why do you wish to join an organization whose membership is in disagreement with your religious beliefs?”
“How does your school address certain Christian concepts? (i.e. celebrating Christmas)”
Because of course all non Christian little leaguers are aspiring terrorists that must not be allowed to play alongside other kids.
An athletic association of private and parochial schools in Texas declined membership to a Muslim school after asking it to fill out a questionnaire featuring probing questions about the school’s views “about the spread of Islam in America” and its “goals in this regard,” as well as other incendiary questions about Islamic religion.
The questionnaire is the latest issue to arise for the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (Tapps), which was founded in the 1970s as an athletic organization of private Christian schools and now has more than 200 members, including private Jewish schools.
Tapps drew national attention last week when it declined to reschedule a game in its state boys’ basketball tournament for an Orthodox Jewish school, whose players could not play in the Saturday afternoon game because its players celebrate the Sabbath. The game was ultimately rescheduled, but the attention raised awareness about the organization’s past practices regarding Muslim schools that applied for membership, including Houston’s Iman Academy SW, which received a questionnaire along with its membership application that included the following questions, the New York Times reports:
“Historically, there is nothing in the Koran that fully embraces Christianity or Judaism in the way a Christian and/or a Jew understands his religion. Why, then, are you interested in joining an association whose basic beliefs your religion condemns?”
“It is our understanding that the Koran tells you not to mix with (and even eliminate) the infidels. Christians and Jews fall into that category. Why do you wish to join an organization whose membership is in disagreement with your religious beliefs?”
“How does your school address certain Christian concepts? (i.e. celebrating Christmas)”
Because of course all non Christian little leaguers are aspiring terrorists that must not be allowed to play alongside other kids.
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