When a mom discovered what her teen’s seventh grade teacher had given her child at school last week, she sent the educator something special back that the teacher was probably not expecting. The California mom posted about the disconcerting circumstance on Facebook, opening up a massive debate about who was really in the wrong — the mom or the instructor.

Tara Cali sat down to help her child with his homework, when she cracked open the textbook to see that the history lesson was all about Islam. The assignment even went as far as to be interactive with a code kids could scan with their cell phones to be treated to an actual Muslim call to prayer at a mosque. Incensed by what her child was being indoctrinated with in class, Tara sent an epic lesson back to the teacher.

Tara Cali’s profile picture on Facebook (left), Stock photo of American students trying on hijabs (right) as just another example of how Islam is forced on students

Tara feels the public education system in Bakersfield believes that teaching Islam, is acceptable, but Christianity has no place on campus, let alone in a lesson. She was upset that in the name of learning the world’s religions, the teacher had an entire segment dedicated to Islam, yet not a single assignment in the curriculum of Christianity.

Tara feels she gave her son a lesson in standing up for your beliefs and your God. Rather than making her student complete the homework, she sent the assignment back with a clear message for the teacher, along with some research they can do on the matter, listing six Bible verses.

“My son WILL not be a part of this in any sort of way,” she wrote in the workbook and uploaded a photo of it to Facebook. “This is bad teaching material. He will NOT partake, If you have a problem with it, call our lawyer,” she concluded with passion and conviction in her message.

After listing several Bible verses which back up her stance on the matter, Tara asked a question at the bottom of the page. “How about Christian practices? That sheet has never come home, this year or last!” she stated.

People have reacted in many different ways. Some agree while others disagree with how Tara handled the situation.

Many people say "How can the argument used for removing the Confederate flag not work for removing Islam from textbooks or lessons? If both are considered part of history and the flag was removed, then the next move to clean the curriculum needs to be Islam, since more have died in the name of that religion than under the South’s battle flag.

Christianity is the oldest religion in the world and goes back to the beginning of time, so if religious history needs to be taught, it needs to be that one. Yet, ironically, it’s the one that’s being silenced and removed and at every opportunity when it comes up."

Others are furious saying:

“The only thing being ‘forced’ upon your kid is ignorance and intolerance by YOU, the parent, because apparently Christianity is the only belief system a young human being should be allowed be educated on,”

 “All you are doing is breeding another member of society with an irrational fear of people who aren’t Christian, and therefore embedding the future workings of hatred into your child’s brain.”

What do you think?  Was this Mom right?  Was she simply standing up for her beliefs for her and her child or do you disagree and feel she over reacted?  Let us know in the comments.

h/t: [Facebook]