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Offline Blood God Nipso

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Prayers banned before council meetings.
« on: February 10, 2012, 01:33:33 pm »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16980025

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A Devon town council acted unlawfully by allowing prayers to be said before meetings, the High Court has ruled.

Action was brought against Bideford Town Council by the National Secular Society (NSS) after atheist councillor Clive Bone complained.

Mr Justice Ouseley ruled the prayers were not lawful under section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972.

However, he said prayers could be said as long as councillors were not formally summoned to attend.

Could set a precedent for the rest of the country. A little odd given that we're still technically a Christian country, but it's good news I guess :).
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 01:37:17 pm »
I thought "Did some town really have the balls to go through with this?"  Then I clicked the thread and realized with disappointment that it was in the U.K. instead of the U.S. :(
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2012, 01:54:26 pm »
In what sense are we "technically a Christian country"?

Ah, this is the UK. Question stands, though.
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2012, 02:10:20 pm »
Quote from: Lithp on February 10, 2012, 01:54:26 pm
In what sense are we "technically a Christian country"?

Ah, this is the UK. Question stands, though.

Doesn't the U.K. have a "state religion" or something, even if nobody's really that observant?
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2012, 02:44:18 pm »
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2012, 03:04:54 pm »
I'm assuming he said "we" because he's a British citizen.
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2012, 03:24:00 pm »
Interesting. Learn something new every day.
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2012, 04:27:50 pm »
Quote from: B-Man on February 10, 2012, 02:10:20 pm
Quote from: Lithp on February 10, 2012, 01:54:26 pm
In what sense are we "technically a Christian country"?

Ah, this is the UK. Question stands, though.

Doesn't the U.K. have a "state religion" or something, even if nobody's really that observant?

Yeah, since Henry VIII the reigning monarch has been the 'defender of the faith, ie. head of the Church of England. Since they're head of the church and head of the state, the two are technically linked by the Monarch.
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2012, 04:53:07 pm »
Yup, Englishman here, this should tell you all you need to know about how we still have a state religion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2012, 05:02:21 pm »
The C of E is a church where there have been jokes for decades about how it's full of atheists and agnostics, even among the clergy.
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2012, 06:38:42 pm »
So where's all the quotes of religious nutters going ape over it?

Oh wait, UK, never mind
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2012, 05:07:52 am »
Yup, we're a sane country :D

There's been some tutting from the clergy but that's about it.
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Re: Prayers banned before council meetings.
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2012, 08:13:47 am »
The front page of the Times today was all about this, with the usual arguing in the letters page.
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