Politically Correct

      In my opinion, the principle of Concord Carlisle High School in the suburbs of Boston, should be tarred and feathered for the stunt he pulled this week. Wednesday was the 12 year anniversary of Sept 11th, this was such an emotional and life changing event in the America's history that many Americans are still left not knowing what appropriate behavior is when the anniversary comes around. I know however, what is in-appropriate behavior.....skipping the morning pledge of allegiance and replacing it with a Muslim poem! Yes America, you read that correctly. Principle Peter Badalament said it was just a misunderstanding.
He also said that he had someone lined up to read the pledge, but didn't realize the student was absent. "We were unaware that our student pledge reader had an internship commitment"
How convenient!  It sounds like the dog ate my homework excuse.
The Principle, when pressed for answers, argued that the Mohja Kahf poem that was read was intended to express "cross-cultural understanding".
No comment was ever given on why the school didn't simply pick another student or have a faculty member read the pledge
Mr Badalament really dropped the ball on this one. Not only is it disrespectful, but irresponsible.
This is not the time or the place to push a politically correct agenda. What happened on Sept 11th was pure evil and it was murder. This day naturally comes with conflicting thoughts and emotions. Some may see it as a good opportunity to discuss these feelings and confront any fears. This may true but what I do know, what this Principle did was wrong. This act was thoughtless and tactless.
The message Mr Badalament sent to the student body that day was "get over it" and it is more important to understand Islam than to honor our fallen heroes.
So what was the poem about? It is a literary work that describes the Muslim ritual of foot washing five times a day and how it often makes westerners uncomfortable. Maybe the most shocking part of this story is the lack of backlash from parents. The school has received only a handful of complaints and emails about the incident. This is the world we are living in my friends. Am I over reacting? -BDB

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http://americanmilitarynews.com/2013/09/911-shock-boston-area-school-replaces-pledge-of-allegiance-with-muslim-poem/