Creators of the New York State Regents Exam are apparently big fans of Islam — not such big fans of Christianity. The New York Post reports that the test features text sections that are critical of the latter while praising the former.

The most troubling passage came from Daniel Roselle’s “A World History: A Cultural Approach,” observers said.

The passage reads: “Wherever they went, the Moslems [sic] brought with them their love of art, beauty and learning. From about the eighth to the eleventh century, their culture was superior in many ways to that of western Christendom.”

Meanwhile, an excerpt listing the common procedures used by Christian friars to introduce the religion in Latin America stated that “idols, temples and other material evidences of paganism [were] destroyed,” and “Christian buildings [were] often constructed on sites of destroyed native temples” — and built with free Indian labor, to boot.

Islam is portrayed solely as a religion of peace. Apparently there’s no mention of historical Islamic violence in the name of spreading the religion. No explanation as to why Istanbul is called “Istanbul” and not “Constantinople”.

State exam officials say they’re unaware of any complaints about the exam, which is odd because the Post quotes teachers and professors on record who are complaining about the bias. Maybe those complaints don’t matter.

Update: Here’s another quote from the Muslim section:

Some of the finest centers of Moslem life were established in Spain. In Cordova, the streets were solidly paved, while at the same time in Paris people waded ankle-deep in mud after a rain. Cordovan public lamps lighted roads for as far as ten miles; yet seven hundred years later there was still not a single public lamp in London!

Oh, those lovable Muslims. So historically peaceful and culturally advanced. Did you know there was absolutely nothing bad about that religion or its followers? Nothing. Those Christians on the other hand…