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Time to review the reciting of Christian prayers in schools

Oct 25, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
A recent article in the Newspapers  titled “Government to Review  Christian Prayers in Public Schools’ has caught my attention and I must heartily congratulate Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnarine for taking a most “educated” stance on this long standing travesty. At the same time one wonders why  previous governments with leading  Pandits in their midst and  having a  more than warm relationship with leaders of the Muslim community have not seen it fit to correct this anomalous situation a full 49 years after independence. I remember well my days at a certain Government school where the deputy Head Mistress used the auditorium to carry on Christian prayers sessions without  evening paying a fee. While at the very school, Hindus were given a difficult time to get permission to observe Holi  for example or to conduct havans.
It is my humble view that the Hindus and Muslims have only themselves to blame for this  unfortunate state of affairs due mainly to a lack of any committed activism to force the change that Dr. Roopnarine has now announced.
I therefore ask Dr. Roopnarine to immediately send instructions to the Heads of all government schools that  the practice of reciting Christian prayers only  must cease immediately and if prayers are to be said they should be general/generic in nature.  Another  possible alternative is to have short prayers from the 3 major religions be read on a daily basis which may be the  preferred  option for many. I look forward to  further  definitive announcements on this matter by The Learned Honourable  Minister of Education  in early course.
Chris Persaud

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