Sunday, December 14, 2008

Turkey teaches anti-Christian discrimination

Religious Intelligence - News - Turkey teaches anti-Christian discrimination
Turkey’s Ministry of Education has introduced a school text book which encourages discrimination of the country’s small Christian community, despite growing international concern over increasing violence against non-Muslims in Turkey.
Turkey teaches anti-Christian discrimination

The book, Primary Education, History of Republic Reforms and Atatürkizm, Lesson Book 8, is aimed at thirteen year olds and was published this year by Devlet [State] Books. The controversial text describes missionary activity as a threat to national unity by destroying national and cultural values through converting people to another religion.

No comments: