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September 27, 2005
UK: Top Clergymen Would Not Send Christian Kids to Muslim Schools
In a report from the Guardian the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor expressed his disagreement with large numbers of Christian children being sent to Muslim faith schools. He would not want to see them raised "in that particular atmosphere". The Bishop of Southwark, Tom Butler, an Anglican, said he would not have sent his children to a Muslim school. He said:
"Although religion is taken seriously in a Muslim school, I think the particular insight of Islam is...not mine"Both clergymen were recorded for a programme to be broadcast tonight on BBC2, entitled God and the Politicians, which explores the roles of religion and politics. The Cardinal stated that a number of Jewish and Muslim people happily sent their children to Catholic schools as the schools had an ethos "they could cohere with." Britain's Sir Iqbal Sacranie, himself tutored at a Catholic school, featured on the programme, but expectedly disagreed with the two Christian clergymen.
Currently there are only 5 Muslim state-funded schools in England, with most faith schools privately sponsored. In August, in another act of appeasement by Blair's government, it was announced that rules governing state schools were being reviewed, possibly allowing as many as 150 Muslim schools applying for state funding. Keith Porteous of Britain's National Secular Society said this could lead to "educational apartheid". He said "Non-Muslims don't want to go to Muslim schools and increasingly, Muslims won't go to Christian schools." He suggested:
"The Government could make a start by removing all religious entry requirements from single-faith schools immediately, and then begin the process of returning faith schools to the wider communities that fund them."A recent survey by the Guardian found that two thirds of the population opposed state-aided faith schools, despite Blair's support for them.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at September 27, 2005 8:21 AM
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