Human rights row over town council prayer session (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Human rights row over town council prayer session

12:30pm Friday 12th June 2009

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A COUNCILLOR has threatened to take legal action against Kendal Town Council’s traditional prayer reading before meetings.

Enda Farrell, who represents the Far Cross ward, argued that having a Christian prayer in the meeting room before proceedings could make some people feel excluded.

He called for prayers to be scrapped or to be held in a different room, stressing that it was a matter of equality.

“This council has to be seen to be acceptant of all people regardless of creed, colour or race,” he told councillors at a meeting on Monday night.

However Coun Graham Vincent argued that the council was a “Chrisitan council” and could see nothing wrong with the tradition.

For the full story see today's Westmorland Gazette.

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