US Edition'Some were defiant': Humanists celebrate a prayer free B.C.
- It has been ten years since the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that including prayer in municipal council meetings violates religious neutrality, according to the B.C. Humanist Association .
- The BCHA released a report titled Prayer Free B.C. To highlight the commitment to secularism in government.
- The BCHA found that as of April 2024, there were no prayers in regular council meetings across British Columbia, declaring the province a Prayer Free B.C.
- The number of municipalities including Indigenous territorial acknowledgements in their regular council meetings rose from 104 in 2022 to 114 in 2024, stated Ian Bushfield, the executive director of the BCHA.
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'Some were defiant': Humanists celebrate a prayer free B.C.
Seven municipalities – Belcarra, Colwood, Delta, Parksville, Tumbler Ridge, West Kelowna, Vancouver –included prayer in its 2022 inaugural council meetings but have promised to uphold religious neutrality in the future
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