Anthony Bunn
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THE North East’s most senior Christian leader has indicated he supports removing the Lord’s Prayer from Victorian Upper House sittings. Anglican Bishop of Wangaratta Clarence Bester was reacting to a bid by Reason Party leader Fiona Patten to end daily reading of the plea.
She will put a motion to the Legislative Council on Wednesday to have the Lord’s Prayer replaced with a moment of contemplation. Bishop Bester said that Australia was a secular state with people of many faiths.
“No particular faith or religious tradition should have the monopoly of our ever changing society and we should be respectful of each other in every respect,” Bishop Bester said. “I do believe that questions or suggestions to this effect will come more to the fore as with Fiona Patten’s suggestion.
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