"When I went to school, we went into assembly, we sang hymns and were taught the Christian way. It bothers me if the government is allowing this to be taught in school; does it not start the radicalisation of these children? Will we see a further increase in crimes, etc, as these children grow up?"
"I'm 51 years old and remember praying in high school, and here I am. A lot of my friends did as well. And I don't think there's anything that's ever happened. I think yes, if people are going to go bad, they go bad, but you can't tar a whole religion based on your prejudices."
Carl Abbott expressed worry about seeing children in primary schools taught to pray the Muslim way and suggested this could start the radicalisation of children and lead to increased crime as they grow up. Abbott framed the concern as reflecting his constituents and contrasted it with his memory of Christian hymns and assemblies at school. Labour county councillor Jewel Miah, who is Muslim, described the remarks as prejudiced, recalled her own school prayers without harm, and called for Abbott to resign. Abbott said he was not being prejudiced and denied tarrying any group; the BBC sought comment.
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