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Secular organization calls on West Kelowna to cease prayers during inaugural council meetings

Summary by Ground News
The BC Humanist Association is calling out West Kelowna as one of seven municipalities in B.C. to include prayers in its 2022 inaugural council meetings. The inclusion of a prayer contradicts a 2015 Supreme Court of Canada ruling that stated the inclusion of prayer in municipal council was "unconstitutional" and a violation of the state's duty of religious neutrality.

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Secular organization calls on West Kelowna to cease prayers during inaugural council meetings

A B.C. secular organization aiming to stop prayer in political arenas and schools is taking aim at seven municipalities in the province including West Kelowna. The BC Humanist Association is calling out West Kelowna as one of seven municipalities in B.C. to include prayers in its 2022 inaugural coun...

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castanet.net broke the news in Kelowna, Canada on Friday, November 17, 2023.
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