By Selwyn Duke

A school district in California has just banned the depiction of any religious leader in academic assignments in the name of "sensitivity." Of course, it isn't just "any" religious leader whose depiction is the issue. So here's a pop quiz. Do you think the problem was:

1. Christians angry about the depiction of Jesus?
2. Jews angry about the depiction of Moses?
3. Buddhists angry about the depiction of Buddha or the Dalai Lama?
4. Zoroastrians angry about the depiction of Zoroaster?

Or might it have involved the Religion of Peace™?

Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch treats the story, writing:

The assignment was not meant to mock Muhammad or insult Muslims. It simply involved drawing pictures related to various Islamic terms: Koran, Mecca, Muhammad. The banning of images of Muhammad even at this level and with this intent is kowtowing to violent intimidation, which will only encourage more of it, and accepting Sharia restrictions on the freedom of speech. Neither one bodes well for the future of the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District, or of the nation at large. Most political, religious, and media leaders, however, are eagerly jumping on this bandwagon, selling out our freedoms in a short-sighted and ill-considered attempt to avoid “insulting” Muslims and “poking them in the eye.”

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