Row erupts after Church of England school 'taught children Islamic prayer' in Religious Education lesson
A group of seven-year-olds at a Lincolnshire primary school was allegedly shown a video of people kneeling on prayer mats facing the direction of Mecca while reciting a prayer to Allah.
A Church of England school is at the centre of a row about Islamic prayer.
A Church of England school is at the centre of a row about Islamic prayer. Picture: Alamy
By LBC Staff
A row has erupted after a Church of England school allegedly asked children to participate in a Muslim prayer during a religious education lesson.
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A group of seven-year-olds at a Lincolnshire primary school was allegedly shown a video of people kneeling on prayer mats facing the direction of Mecca while reciting a prayer to Allah.
The teacher then reportedly told the kids to try this for themselves.
A furious father wrote to Richard Tice, Reform UK’s Deputy leader and MP for Boston and Skegness, saying he was shocked to learn of what his daughter was shown at school.
“We did prayers to Allah yesterday,” she allegedly told him as he put his child to bed.
He claimed the daughter was then effectively told: “OK, let’s all have a go now… we all need to do the performing of the prayer”.
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