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Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Speaker: Bill Santos

Music: Braga Trio

Ontario municipal councils risk being taken to court if they continue to start their meetings with the Lords Prayer, says an Ottawa-based group of atheists and agnostics.

Using the traditional Christian prayer in council is illegal and sends the wrong message, says Sheila Ayala, a member of Secular Ontario.

"I think what theyre saying at council meetings when they say the Lords Prayer is that this council is only for Christians - its not for anyone else. And thats wrong."

The group said there are 18 Ontario municipalities that still say the Lords Prayer as part of council proceedings, breaching a 1999 Ontario ruling that found the practice violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.


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