Monday, March 20, 2006

Muslim prayers at cross

BEWILDERED pupils prayed to Allah in front of an 8ft CRUCIFIX, it emerged yesterday.
One boy at the Catholic school was so worried he had betrayed his faith he went straight to confession.
The students, aged 13 and 14, were given prayer mats and compasses to find East — the direction of Mecca.
They were then told how to kneel and bow their heads like faithful Muslims at St Richard Gwyn RC High School, in Barry, South Wales.
The mum of one of the kids said last night: "We chose to send our children to a Catholic school. We don’t expect them to come home saying they have been praying to Allah. I’m sure Muslims would be quite offended if it was the other way round."
But head of RE Nicola Price said "empathy" lessons in different faiths had long been on the curriculum.
She added: "They are not asked to actually pray."

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