Catholic School Defends Prayer Room For Muslim Students
"We have this sacred space available for you if you want it."
Nadya Agrawal
Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post
12/16/2015 06:25 pm ET
Parents of several students at a private Catholic school in Michigan have been protesting the existence of a prayer room used by the Muslim students. In an email to local station WXYZ, one parent claimed it was "unconscionable" and would undermine her child's religious education.
But school president John Birney is standing his ground, saying the room will remain open for any students who want to pray there.
Birney, who heads the all-boys Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, noted that a number of parents have emailed him to voice their disapproval, according to WXYZ.
In fact, he said, making accommodation for non-Catholic students is very much in line with the thinking and teaching at the school, which was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers of Ireland.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/catholic-school-muslims_567161d1e4b0648fe3019517
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