Posted on 01/15/2006 8:45:35 PM PST by Alouette
AN ISLAMIC campaign group has called for a Catholic primary school to be based on the Muslim faith.
The Campaign for Muslim Schools said 90 per cent of pupils at St Albert's Primary, in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow, are Muslim, yet children are having to take part in Catholic rituals like saying the Lord's Prayer and attending mass.
Osama Saeed, co-ordinator of the alliance of Glasgow's main mosques and Muslim organisations, said he could see no reason why the main faith of the school should not change.
He said: "Clearly the parents of that area find a faith school, even if it is of another denomination, preferable to a secular one. But surely it should be possible for them to have one that is relevant to their own faith.
"To move towards this would be a fantastic example of good faith - in more ways than one - on the part of the Church."
The call came just days after Scotland's most senior Catholic, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, sparked controversy by stating that Scotland's core faith was Christianity and that other faiths should recognise they were "living in Scotland as a Christian country". A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Scotland was not available for comment tonight.
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Perhaps the moozies could pass the hat around and BUY the school?
Agreed. Why on earth would Muslim children go to a Catholic school in the first place? Why don't they (Muslims in the area) start their own school?
Nope.
"To move towards this would be a fantastic example of good faith - in more ways than one - on the part of the Church."
The correct example would be to close the school down, and spend the money on good catholic children.
No, Catholic schools even take Presbyterians! =)
WTF??? This is garbage... yet another example of what a liberal immigration policy yields.
Now If the Muslims converted to Christianity, that would be a fantastic show of good faith. And, they wouldn't feel so out of place.
bttt
In a pig's eye!
Of course, this IS the United Kingdom so any form of tomfoolery is possible, maybe even likely.
The idea that mudslimes, the followers of mohammud (may piss be upon him), are populating the land of my ancestors makes me ill. The Scots have always been very much ALIVE! I pray they will reject this black rock-god death cult and chase them from their shores before it is too late.
I am not optimistic...
But that would make too much sense, and doesn't fit with their goal of overtaking the countries in Europe where they live a piece at a time.
Of course not. Where I live, as much as 10% of the school populations at somme Catholic institutions are not Roman Catholic.
Of course, the " suggestion " to turn the school over to the Mohamedans is obscene.
That's scary that there is an area of Scotland where the Muslims comprise 90% of the Catholic school population.
They are counting all the sheep.
Based on my experience, Catholic schools give first priority to parishoners, then to Catholics from outside the parish, then to non-Catholics.
Maybe the neighborhood is changing from a Catholic population to a Muslim population. In this case, if the school cannot get enough students to stay financially viable, then I would think it is time to close down. But to change the religious teachings would be ridiculous. The Muslims can start their own school or send their kids to public school.
Not until every muslim wears a kilt.
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