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MP supports prayers with politics

alistair burt MP

Published on Sunday 19 February 2012 16:00

PRAYERS in Parliament are being supported by Alistair Burt, MP for North East Bedfordshire.

Mr Burt spoke out after courts ruled that prayers at a local council in Devon were not legal. He said: “I regret the sense of intolerance behind the action taken, that those who do not wish to hear public prayer simply step outside for a few moments, rather than make some drama out of it.

“The growing intolerance towards public faith is a worrying and unnecessary trend, and not compatible with a balanced society in which it, like secularism, has its place. “

Do you agree with Mr Burt? Email letters@biggleswadechronicle.co.uk

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