You may have noticed I have reduced my posts on religion. That is for two reasons
- I don’t wish to upset people and I believe in live and let live
- I now see more of a place for religion for some people
But I am forced back onto the subject by a motion being proposed by an Adur Councillor:
That the Council agree to prayers being said in the Council Chamber for a period of up to fifteen minutes before each meeting of the Full Council and that the Council invite a minister of the Christian religion from one of the main denominations (Church of England, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Free Church, Methodist or United Reformed Church) to attend at the Council to lead prayers for the Council meeting and the Councillors attending.That the Council is in agreement with another room being made available for Councillors of other religions to meet for prayers prior to each Council meeting.
I am, obviously, vehemently opposed to this.
Religion has no place in politics and it is completely irrelevant to Council proceedings.
I shall be writing a longer speech explaining my position over the weekend and will post a copy here.
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