Boroondara to stop using prayer at meetings after councillor says there should be separation of church and state
The City of Boroondara in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne voted on Monday night to stop reading the council prayer at the start of its meetings, with the motion passing nine votes to one.The City of Boroondara in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne voted on Monday night to stop reading the council prayer at the start of its meetings, with the motion passing nine votes to one.The City of Boroondara voted on Monday night to stop reading the council prayer at the start of its meetings.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “It’s about our meetings being inclusive and welcoming for all. Something that when we have an official prayer, they are not and have not been.” Its principal lawyer, Jennifer Kanis, said the firm’s view was that the prayer was unlawful and welcomed the council’s decision to scrap it.
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