What ever you do, don't pray in here.

The city council in my home town of Barrie has been put in a dilemma. The Supreme Court of Canada, in their profound wisdom, has ruled that opening council meetings with prayer is unconstitutional. Our mayor is now faced with a decision whether or not to read a short invocation for guidance before embarking on city business. If he does he may be sued!

These are the sort of minuet dances that nation's play when they are in a state of peace and prosperity.
In England, during the war years, we never involved ourselves in such niceties 'as an atheists rights being infringed upon by prayer being made in public places"  In those days EVERYONE was praying. Praying for food, for protection, for victory in battle, for the safe return of loved ones in overseas action and NOBODY objected.
But that was THEN. NOW crosses are being legislated out of municipal buildings, copies of the Ten Commandments taken from the walls of court rooms, Christmas creches from public squares: the cry is to purge everything remotely Christian from public view to make our society 'RELIGIOUSLY NEUTRAL.'
Indeed, all will be well until  another 9 -11 HAPPENS IN A CITY NEAR YOU. Then watch the smoke from a thousand altars rise to implore Heaven for protection and deliverance.
Until then, keep your mouths shut and keep your prayers to yourself in your own living rooms.

Jubilate.
Ian