>To be logical any reference to God within our political institutions should not exist.

In principle, I agree, at least as regards official government events. In practice, I doubt it will change, and I'm far more concerned about what happens in schools than in other settings. The adults in schools are in a position of power over the students, and thus have influence far greater than that of one adult over another.

I'm not surprised by the uproar over this decision, but I am disappointed that none of our leaders have the courage to agree with it publicly.

Nor can we allow any reference to God at any public event where tax monies in anyway are used for funding. To be emotional any reference to God by any body politic is “good” as it “gets votes”!

Tamar