Muslims indeed worship same God

Regarding “Lessons about Islam stir mixed feelings” (News, Oct. 4), it’s unfortunate the Georgia Education Department removed the relevant teaching guide from schools; perhaps some knowledgeable Muslims or non-Muslims could have assuaged parental concerns. Sensitivity to parental concerns obviously took precedence over principled student learning.

There have been many “multiculturalists” including popes, priests and pastors, past and present, who thought “God has various children whom he loved — Christians, Muslims, and Jews” — all belonging in the “Tent of Abraham,” worshiping the same God. Indeed, Arabicspeaking Christians (and Jews) in the Middle East say “Allah” for God.

S.M. GHAZANFAR, ACWORTH