Daily Poll: Do you think the B.C. legislature should have prayers before the daily session?
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 18:43:40 +0000
The B.C. government has changed the practice of prayer before each session to “prayers and reflections” in an effort be more inclusive. The move followed a complaint by a group representing humanists, atheists, agnostics and non-religious people in B.C. The group wants prayer removed from session because it violates the principle of separation of church and state, and does not represent a majority of British Columbians who are not religious.
Read Jennifer Saltman’s story here.
What do you think? Should the government drop the “prayers” and just have “reflections” or ditch the practice all together. Or do you think it’s a tradition that the legislature should keep? Take our poll and leave your comments below.