Much as it pains me as a militant atheist, I think Yoyston is spot on. The original article is a lazy piece of mischief-making by a local newspaper, and typical of the sort of stuff one sees in the Express and Mail. As such there's little wonder at the astonishing ignorance of the Anglo community when it comes to a few of their fellow citizens.
And user 'fairplay', by the way, is merely a sock-puppet for the BNP, as his/her posting history shows.