Prayer in public meetings shifts after freedom letter
In Kannapolis North Carolina the council stopped allowing prayers before meetings after a Freedom From Religion Foundation letter and now members pray silently. Sussex County Delaware leaders changed from the Lord’s Prayer to the 28rd Psalm following a lawsuit settlement, with one challenger satisfied though preferring silence.
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Kannapolis
N.C
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Sussex County
Del
Michael H. Vincent
Delaware
John Steinbruck
Steinbruck
Vote on women bishops argued in London debate
UK Parliament officials pressed for a swift revote after the General Synod blocked legislation to allow women to become bishops. Tony Baldry urged an amended measure or alternative approach while opposition calls grew to strip the church of sex discrimination protections and even its status as the state church.
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London
Church of England
House of Commons
Church
General Synod
Tony Baldry
Baldry
Frank Field
Eilidh Whiteford
Scottish National Party
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