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Old 04-16-2015, 09:15 AM   #1235
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City hall to review council prayer custom as Supreme Court ruling prompts other cities to stop


http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...cities-to-stop

The Supreme Court of Canada:


”This neutrality requires that the state neither favour nor hinder any particular belief, and the same holds true for non-belief,“ the ruling read. ”It requires that the state abstain from taking any position and thus avoid adhering to a particular belief.

”When all is said and done, the state’s duty to protect every person’s freedom of conscience and religion means that it may not use its powers in such a way as to promote the participation of certain believers or non-believers in public life to the detriment of others.”

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