Islamic College Being Planned by US Scholars

[afleitch]

Dragging this back on topic;

If an Islamic College is set up I don't have a problem with it. America is a free country and anyone can start a college! It may even be more educationally balanced than some of the Christian ones if a traditional Islamic educational teaching method is held to.

[afleitch]

Dragging this back on topic;

If an Islamic College is set up I don't have a problem with it. America is a free country and anyone can start a college! It may even be more educationally balanced than some of the Christian ones if a traditional Islamic educational teaching method is held to.

that doesn't make it "good".

It's not a question of whether a religious centred college is 'good'. It is whether it is right for there to be an Islamic College operating in the States. The answer to that, if you take a glance at the broad spectrum of comparable religious educational institutes is yes.

Bear in mind, in the UK it's the schools (state schools included) that are religious, either by definition or through practice (religious instruction in the Judeo-Christian tradition is compulsory) while the colleges/universities are not. And having been educated in two religious schools it would be hypocritical of me to oppose them

Having said that, some religious groups 'do education', debatably better than others. Jesuits are a particular example.

[afleitch]

Dragging this back on topic;

If an Islamic College is set up I don't have a problem with it. America is a free country and anyone can start a college! It may even be more educationally balanced than some of the Christian ones if a traditional Islamic educational teaching method is held to.

that doesn't make it "good".

It's not a question of whether a religious centred college is 'good'.

yo, I didn't introduce the word into the thread, I was simply responding to the "Cool.  Good for them" crowd.

Is it 'good' that they have the freedom of religion?  yes. 

Is their religious choice 'good' for them?  no

Is their religious choice 'cool'?  Again, no. 

But I'm not discussing the 'good for them' crowd; my opinion is based on whether it is justified to operate an independent religious college in the USA. Of which the answer is yes.

[afleitch]

but that's a boring observation - it's not even being questioned.  (Is it? - I haven't read all of this thread).  Dibble and I were just trying to spike the punch and liven up the party.

Ever see the old Twilight Zone episode where a group of people who have been given immortality hadn't spoken to each other in years because they had run out of things to discuss?

Some people like non alcoholic punch