Archbishop: children should learn the Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer should be taught to children in the nation’s schools, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
Dr Rowan Williams’ comment came as a survey revealed that today’s children are half as likely to know the Prayer compared to their counterparts in the 1970s.
Dr Williams, who is due to step down later this year, said: “I don’t think it’s too difficult to introduce children to this and introduce it in plain language and say not ‘You’ve got to pray this,’ but this is something that’s really, really important to lots and lots of people and can change their lives.”...