UK: Catholic Church leaders call for muslim prayer rooms in Catholic schools

by Kal El on December 3, 2008 · View Comments

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This is a great idea, because muslims are so tolerant in allowing Christianity to flourish in their countries. That is, if you forget the arrests, torture and executions of converts from islam to Christianity, and the persecution of non-muslims in general.

Muslim prayer rooms should be opened in Catholic schools, say church leaders

Muslim prayer rooms should be opened in every Roman Catholic school, church leaders have said.

The Catholic bishops of England and Wales also want facilities in schools for Islamic pre-prayer washing rituals.

The demands go way beyond legal requirements on catering for religious minorities.

But the bishops – who acknowledge 30 per cent of pupils at their schools hold a non-Christian faith – want to answer critics who say religious schools sow division.

Muslims pray

Bishops want prayer rooms opened in every Roman Catholic school (file photo)

The recommendations were made in a document, Catholic Schools, Children of Other Faiths and Community Cohesion.

‘If practicable, a room (or rooms) might be made available for the use of pupils and staff from other faiths for prayer,’ the bishops said.

‘Existing toilet facilities might be adapted to accommodate individual ritual cleansing which is sometimes part of religious lifestyle and worship.

‘If such space is not available on a permanent or regular basis, extra efforts might be made to address such need for major religious festivals.’

The Islamic cleansing ritual, called ‘Wudhu’, is carried out by Muslims before they pray.

Islam teaches that Muslims are unfit for prayer if they have not performed Wudhu after breaking wind or using the toilet.

Wudhu involves washing the face, hands, arms and feet three times each, gargling the mouth three times and washing the neck and inside the nose and ears. Some Muslims also wash their private parts.

Catholic schools would need to install bidets, foot spas and hoses to facilitate such extensive cleansing rituals, Muslims say.

Daphne McLeod, a former Catholic head teacher from south London, said it would be ‘terribly expensive’ for the country’s 2,300 Catholic primary and secondary schools to provide ritual cleansing facilities.

She said: ‘If Muslim parents choose a Catholic school then they accept that it is going to be a Catholic school and there will not be facilities for ritual cleansing and prayer rooms.

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At least it looks like SOMEONE in the UK has their head out of their ass in regards to catering to muslims. If you choose a Catholic school, get used to Catholic customs and rules, deal with it, or go to another school.

I had to laugh when I read that part about wudhu. I was aware of it as far as using the toilet, but what kind of god cares if you don’t wash yourself after you pass gas, before praying to him? No wonder muslims are so nuts, they have all those archaic cult-like rituals to adhere to. Blowing themselves must seem like the easy way out.

Of course, my detractors will call me intolerant, racist, islamophobic, etc… but to them I simpyl reply “Tolerance is a two way street in the civilized world. Not so with the musselman, they take and take and take, giving nothing but misery in return. Ask the victims of Mumbai, and the tens of thousands of jihad attacks over the last 30 years.

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  • Naked Patriot

    This is pure nonsense. It's like this. I have my kid in a catholic school because he is CATHOLIC.
    They have muslim schools for these kids who are MUSLIM.
    I dont go to the grocery store to buy a CAT, I go to buy FOOD.
    I dont go to the LIQUOR STORE to buy a BOOK.
    CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ARE FOR CATHOLIC KIDS…..
    MUSLIM SCHOOLS ARE FOR MUSLIM KIDS……
    I would love to see the day when a MUSLIM school caters to CHRISTIANS….that right there is a JOKE.

  • http://www.kenneyjacob.com Kenney

    This is a very bad idea. Religion and education should be kept as far as possible.

  • jennyjen

    I agree Naked Patriot! They mention the costs of installing all these washing facilities, I suggest a garden hose and shop towels, same effect, less cost. They don't need a prayer room, they should revert back to the good ol' days of their prophet and pray outside, they may even see Mecca if they look hard enough.
    I do have to give props to Daphne McLeod, she flexed her muscle and spoke the truth. It's not a right to have your kid in Catholic school, you apply and request that your kid go there (well, that's how it is in the US). If they are not happy with it, take'em to the local Terrorist training school, they will get a fine Muslim education there. Ackmed spoke highly of his suicide bomber training camp until someone had a premature explosion!

  • http://www.neocrusaders.blogspot.com Crusader

    As a Catholic, I can't agree with that. This is nuts…

  • Naked Patriot

    Thanks for the response, Jennyjen. I am tired of hearing about the entire world catering to these Muslims…I'm sorry but no one caters to our religion and the USA is over 80% Christian. It's absurd.

    I am on MySpace at myspace/snoopygirl69. Many good ppl on my list who have the same thoughts as I do on the subject.

  • jennyjen

    I'll look you up, I have a myspace page myself myspace/racingrace

  • http://www.intensedebate.com/people/nilesmc nilesmc

    The Vatican needs to take a stand against this nonsense. The Catholic faith is on it's last legs as it is, with the sex abuse scandals of the last century still a painful open sore. The last thing we need is dhimmification.

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