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Google News: Council and councillor join battle in court over prayers
[Church Times] - The new chairman of Gloucester County Council, Councillor Brian Thornton, announced last week that he was abandoning the saying of prayers at the start of council meetings. “This is not a religious setting: it is a council one.
Google News: More councils re-evaluate prayers at meetings
[National Secular Society] - Council chairman Brian Thornton announced the change on Wednesday, saying the practice excluded some members, who might feel embarrassed. But Mr Wheeler, an agnostic, said he and two other colleagues had been behind the move and that it had been about
Pray ban 'about being fair'
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[Thisisgloucestershire] - Council chairman Brian Thornton announced the change on Wednesday, saying the practice excluded some members, who might feel embarrassed. But Mr Wheeler, an agnostic, said he and two other colleagues had been behind the move and that it had been about
Borough council keeps prayer tradition
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[Thisisgloucestershire] - Chairman of the authority Councillor Brian Thornton (C, Tidenham) said he believed the historic practice excluded some members. Some members, including Councillor Rob Garnham (C, Park), who also serves on the borough council, said they were
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