Having wasted my time attending it, there is no desire to waste even more describing it, and so we turn to Daniel Suddeath.
New Albany council calls for return of prayer — for now (News and Tribune)
(Dan Coffey's) resolution calling for the agenda to return to its previous version was approved Monday after several members of the public criticized the council for removing audible prayer.
Instead, as backed by Coffey, the council will be charged with contacting churches within the city to inquire if their minister would like to be placed on a rotating list to lead a prayer during a meeting.
Does this rotation include plans to contact rabbi's, imams, sanghas, pandits, shaman, atheists, gurus and maybe even an asatru or two? Or does the council feel practicing religious (or non) exclusivism will somehow be overlooked in this politically correct day and age and some winged high protector sent forth from a monotheistic heaven will smote any lawsuit with a fiery sword?
ReplyDeleteI am all for God and Country (or city in this case), but I am more for fairness and equal representation.....
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ReplyDeleteChris, judging from Coffey's comments on Monday, the answer is no -- because (according to him) it's easy to determine what a "real" religion/faith is. It's the name of a church in the phone book, located inside the city limits. And he's glad to be the committee to assemble the list. But when I asked him about the legally-chartered First Church of Cannabis, he replied that yes, it belongs if and when a branch is rooted in New Albany. Try to figure it out.
ReplyDeleteOpen your pocketbooks, because someone will rightfully file a lawsuit
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ReplyDeleteI agree completely.
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