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Let Muslim students be Christian for a day

I just read Andrea Castillo’s article in the Oct. 6 Bee that tells about the “Hijab Challenge” at Fresno State that invited students to be a Muslim for a day. Apparently some professors were offering extra credit to participate.

How about Muslims at Fresno State being Christians for a day? They might gain insight as to why Christian nations have surpassed Muslim nations in every category you can imagine, including dress standards.

But I wonder, in this strange era of promoting everything anti-American, would a Christian experience be tolerated and even rewarded by Fresno State’s professors?

Jess King, Lindsay

This story was originally published October 20, 2016 at 3:48 PM with the headline "Let Muslim students be Christian for a day."

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