My Ancestor Fought for Islam at the Battle of the Alamo? |
Or, at least, that’s the nonsense some people are trying to propagate in Texas. Not even a semi-literate Texan would ever believe this, but airheads do exist (I’m ashamed to say) even in my native Lone Star State. I mean, Jasmine Crockett is from Texas (so was Lyndon B. Johnson, and I do cringe at that thought). But fortunately, there are some Texans who are fighting this idiocy, and I am proud of them for it. Here is some information about the story.
An article from Gateway Pundit entitled “WHAT!? Texans being told the Alamo actually is … ISLAMIC!” reported, "'It has come to our attention that an extensive lobbying effort is underway to have the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) alter curriculum standards in a way that would diminish American and Texas history,' Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, and other Texas Republicans wrote to education officials. Gill, et al, continued, 'The petitioners' efforts claim that Islam influenced our founding, culture, and way of life. For instance, the (board) recently responded to public testimony asserting that the Alamo is an Islamic building.'"
This is as ridiculous as any historical claim could be. The Alamo was originally a Spanish mission established by Catholics as one of the early attempts in the region to convert Indians to Catholicism. There probably wasn’t a Muslim within…well, how many miles is it from San Antonio to Saudi Arabia? But blind people will grope for any black marble they can find in the dark attic they deliberately try to drag others into.
Islamic apologists have long been insisting that........