The Arbiters of Faith: Legislative Assembly of BC Entanglement with Religious Dogma Resulting from Legislative Prayer

Daily sittings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (BC), Canada begin with a prayer or reflection delivered by a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). MLAs have the option of using a sample prayer from a list of five provided by Legislative staff, or of delivering a prayer of their o...

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Authors: Bushfield, Ian (Author) ; Bondaroff, Teale N. Phelps (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2020]
In: Secularism and Nonreligion
Year: 2020, Volume: 9, Pages: 1-16
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B British Columbia, Legislative Assembly / Morning prayer / Choice of
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
CG Christianity and Politics
KBQ North America
ZC Politics in general
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