It is not just our past, though, is it? It is also our present. In Parliament, we start every day with prayers, and those prayers are Christian prayers; they are not from any other religion. However, people do not have to participate in them if they do not wish to. My hon. Friend is much more religious than I am, but I am not aware of anyone who objects to starting the day with prayers. It is actually a rather good way in which to start the day. Wouldn’t it be nice if local authorities started their proceedings in the same way as Parliament?
Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Philip Davies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 16 January 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill.
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