Schoolchildren in Western countries are exposed to the basics of the major religious of the world. This is called instruction.

But some schools – and more and more, in fact – in the US and Canada are creeping from instruction to indoctrination

We’ve written about this several times. And it’s happening again.

The Toronto School Board typically designates a number of “heritage months” throughout the year for different cultures. May was “Asian Heritage Month,” January was “Tamil Heritage Month,” and October is “Islamic Heritage Month” … but they seem to have gone way overboard this month.

They’ve released a 170-page guidebook for teachers to use almost every day to “instruct” their schoolchildren on the ways of Islam, the Toronto Sun reports:

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A list of announcements it suggests be read before or after the playing of O Canada include the Muslim greeting “As-salamu alaykum” (peace be upon you) and an invitation to visit a local mosque. Children are encouraged to use paper cut-outs to construct replicas of famous mosques around the world. One assignment for students includes writing an article about one of 12 Muslim Canadians, four of whom are Liberal politicians currently in office, including Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi.

The official curriculum encourages teachers not just to use October to promote Islam, but to embed the learning across the entire school year and “across the curriculum.”

The guide doesn’t just focus on historical or scriptural matters, but dives right into social issues – glossing over the controversies surrounding the faith.

It says that, while women sit at the back or a different section of the mosque during prayers, “Islam never considered where women and men perform their prayer in terms of gender superiority/inferiority, and as such, it should not be perceived in this way.” There is no mention of the second-class treatment Muslim women suffer in the name of the faith in countries, such as Saudi Arabia.

The guide ignores the notoriously intolerant view the religion has on LGBT rights, despite the school board’s stated “inclusion” policy on sexual diversity.

Interestingly, there isn’t a “Christian Heritage Month,” and while there is a “Sikh Heritage Month,” the guidebook is nowhere nearly as … complete … as the Islamic Heritage Month. And while there is a “Jewish Heritage Month,” there’s no guidebook at all for that group.

Lawmakers in Canada were trying to define “Islamophobia,” but the guide has their own definition — the mere dislike of political Islam:

“Islamophobia refers to fear, prejudice, hatred or dislike directed against Islam or Muslims, or towards Islamic politics or culture.”

Not a fan of Sharia Law? Don’t think women should be stoned to death for adultery? Not too keen on throwing gays off of buildings? Then you’re an Islamophobe.

The guidebook, which seems to have been released in late September, appears to be heavily influenced by the National Council of Canadian Muslims, an activist organization based out of Ottawa. Back in 2014, the RCMP pulled its support from a booklet published by the NCCM on extremism due to their problem with its “adversarial tone.”

Keep in mind that in the 11th grade, students are already exposed to world religions, so this is a “piling on” in essence … or maybe it’s indoctrination.

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