I recall the old thread about prayer in schools...now either I can't find it or it has begun to decompose at the bottom of the forum pages. Since this focuses not on schools filled with minors, but on councils filled with decision-power adults, I thought to make a new thread...
Basically, in the UK the courts have decided that Bideford Town Council is acting unlawfully in mandating prayer, or a period of quiet reflection at the beginning of meetings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16980025
Lots of interesting points are made here, including the judges' comments, the Analysis and the comment by Mr Simon Calvert as to whether the National Anthem is next.
As an Apatheist and a person who tends to argue to dialectics (reaching a common ground - always done it for most things and I'm delighted to have found a word for it) this is little more than an 'oh, okay, fair enough' to me at the moment, but I know that my dumplings on here might see this as a quite important point in the ever-going argument of Church and State, so I thought to share this.
Warning: Don't go to the comments. Just don't bother. I haven't. XD The people who haunt the BBC Have Your Say are...well...let's just say the bile will make your screen melt.
Basically, in the UK the courts have decided that Bideford Town Council is acting unlawfully in mandating prayer, or a period of quiet reflection at the beginning of meetings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16980025
Lots of interesting points are made here, including the judges' comments, the Analysis and the comment by Mr Simon Calvert as to whether the National Anthem is next.
As an Apatheist and a person who tends to argue to dialectics (reaching a common ground - always done it for most things and I'm delighted to have found a word for it) this is little more than an 'oh, okay, fair enough' to me at the moment, but I know that my dumplings on here might see this as a quite important point in the ever-going argument of Church and State, so I thought to share this.
Warning: Don't go to the comments. Just don't bother. I haven't. XD The people who haunt the BBC Have Your Say are...well...let's just say the bile will make your screen melt.
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