Report: Minnesota High School Renovation Includes Prayer Rooms, Foot-Washing Stations
http://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/04/20/minnesota-high-school-renovation-includes-prayer-rooms-foot-washing-stations-n2427315
Back in 2024, lawsuits were filed immediately after Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law a new requirement for the state's public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Not surprisingly, David French immediately penned an op-ed for The New York Times decrying the law and arguing that having God in classrooms is not a conservative position. "Altering constitutional law is not the only motivation here; a version of Christian mysticism is also in play," French wrote, arguing that "there is a real belief that the Ten Commandments have a form of spiritual power over the hearts and minds of students and that posting the displays can change their lives."
A federal district court blocked the law in late 2024, and a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals initially upheld the block last summer, calling it "plainly unconstitutional." The "separation of church and state" crowd was out in full force.
Now, we're learning that a high school undergoing renovations in Minnesota will include a prayer room and foot-washing stations.
Liz Collin (@lizcollin) ~ 🚨 NEW: Osseo Schools has confirmed to @AlphaNews that its remodel project at Park Center Senior High includes a prayer room and that foot-washing stations are being added to Osseo Senior High School.
The district, located in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, says the foot-washing plans “were included in updated plans after hearing from user groups on student needs.”
“This is undoubtedly for Muslim students only. I cannot understand how this can be happening in this era of no religion in schools,” the tipster said.
ken king (@kking85743) ~ I’m sure they’ll include a space for a chapel and a synagogue as well, right? That was, as you probably guessed, sarcasm. This garbage only goes one way.
Redhead Ranting™ (@redheadranting) ~ So, we're bringing prayer back into the schools? Awesome. The lawyers are going to have fun.
Well, the lawyers for the ACLU are gonna be suffering from whiplash - suing against Christian and Jewish prayer in public schools, but defending mooslim prayer and foot washing in public schools.
redfoxblueflower (@redfoxblueflowr) ~ Now, I'm not super religious, but I remember when Christian groups were told they couldn't have after-school clubs, and even prayers before/after athletic events were looked at with a side-eye. Now, they go this far for ONE religious group? How hypocritical! It's just not right.
We're old enough to remember when a high school football coach was the subject of an “ongoing investigation” into his post-game activities (i.e., leading the team in prayer).
Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN (@Wendi_Irlbeck) ~ Where’s the chapel for Christians to worship Jesus going to be placed?
Matt (@wisco84561) ~ But, hanging the Ten Commandments on the wall is a national issue for Dems? We know it’s never been about the separation of religion and state.
LLou4198 ( @LLou4198 ) ~ I wonder if all students are welcome to the prayer room. After all, Muslims aren’t the only ones to pray. Would be so funny to see the look of horror at the mention of this.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater (@dragqueenssuck) ~ Is the prayer room for any religion? If not, that is discrimination and someone should sue the district. If it’s for everyone, we need to encourage Christian, Jewish, and students of other religions to flood the room. Where is the @ACLU on this one?
Shadi Hamid, a Muslim columnist at The Washington Post, recently published a column making "a case against assimilation." Muslims are different in many ways. "Simply put, Islam is also a more public religion than Christianity," Hamid wrote. And that's where the problems begin.
Well, that's because the death cult otherwise known as islam is all about the subjugation and assimilation of all non-believers - ON PAIN OF DEATH.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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