A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of parents of a Maryland teenager who say their daughter was forced to profess and write out the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, which reads: “There is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is the messenger of Allah.”
Recitation of the statement is sufficient to convert a non-Muslim to Islam. In addition, the latter half of the statement signifies the person has accepted Mohammed as their prophet.
According to lawsuit, the teenager, a student at La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland, was also required to memorize and recite the Five Pillars of Islam. The Thomas More Law Center, attorneys for the case, charges that Charles County Public Schools disparaged Christianity by teaching its students that: “Most Muslims’ faith is stronger than the average Christian.”
The high school also taught:
- “Islam, at heart, is peaceful”
- “To Muslims, Allah is the same God that is worshiped in Christianity and Judaism.”
- The Koran states, “Men are the managers of the affairs of women” and
- “Righteous women are therefore obedient.”
