I was amazed to read at the weekend that some council meetings in other parts of Britain are preceded with prayers. How truely bizarre.
For a public meeting to suggest Christainity is the norm for councillors and expected of them in the 21st century is very strange. What if the meeting were to discuss a planning application for a church. How could anyone think councillors unbiased. Or planning permissions for any other faith come to that. We want public bodies to be more inclusive not preceded by exclusive activities of a particular faith.
I wonder how people would feel if a council become dominated by a non christain faith and preceded meetings with another faiths conventions.
I respect peoples right to hold beliefs but these should not be thurst upon others of appear to control public organisations.