The U. S. state of Maryland’s largest school district has voted to strip religious labels from holidays on next year’s school calendar after Muslims sought recognition of a holy day.

The stripped labels include Christian holidays like Easter and Christmas, and the Jewish holidays of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.

The 7-1 decision by the Montgomery County’s Board of Education on Tuesday came after Muslim leaders in the community asked that equal recognition be given to the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha.

School still will be closed for the Christian and Jewish holidays and students will get the same days off. School will remain open for the Muslim holiday.

Muslim leaders say they’re not pleased with the result. They didn’t want religious labels removed from the other holidays, just for Muslim students to be treated equally and to have their own holiday recognized.   »»» 

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Maryland is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America, dating back to its earliest colonial days when it was made a refuge for persecuted Roman Catholic coming from England by George Calvert the first Lord Baltimore. In the beginning, school holidays reflected the religious background of the population. Later, when the Jewish population had grown, their holidays were added. Now that the Muslims are numerous, they have reasonably and properly asked for the same accommodation. The school board has turned its back on Maryland’s history and spit in the face of the Muslim parents and students.

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