OWENSOUND - GODLESS WIN NO PRAYER AT CITY COUNCIL

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET A LESBIEN AS MAYOR OF A SMALL TOWN.IT WAS HASWELL AND WRIGHT WHO CAME AGAINST ME SO BAD WHEN I WANTED THE ISRAELI FLAG FLOWN IN FRONT OF CITY HALL TO REPRESENT CHRISTIANITY,WHILE A SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUP FLAG WAS ALLOWED TO BE FLOWN IN FRONT OF OWEN SOUND CITY HALL FOR A WEEK OF GAY RECOGNITION WEEK.MY REQUEST WAS SHOT DOWN QUICK AFTER A HALF HOUR OR 45 MINUTES OR SO,WHEN THEY INSTANTLY DECIDED TO VOTE ON IT.BUT AT LEAST NO MORE GAY FLAG WILL EVER BE FLOWN THERE EITHER.SO I DID GET A LITTLE CHANGE DONE AT LEAST.HASWELL WAS JUST A COUNCILLOR AT THE TIME,NOW SHES MAYOR OF OWEN SOUND.NO MEMBER OF COUNCIL KNEW I WOULD BRING THIS SUBJECT UP AS I JUST BROUGHT IT UP AT THE PART WERE CITIZENS CAN ASK QUESTIONS-THATS WHY THEY DONE A VOTE INSTANTLY ON IT.

THE CITY COUNCIL REPORT
http://owensound.civicweb.net/FileStorage/D849817F26144CD287A92435E479A91A-WorkspaceLord's%20Prayer.pdf
MY CITY HALL SPEECH BACK IN 2005
http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2005/12/stans-israeli-flag-issue-shot-down.html

Council cuts prayer at meetings By Denis Langlois APR 19,11 OWEN SOUND SUN TIMES

City council will no longer begin its meeting by reciting the Lord's Prayer.During the holiest week on the Christian calendar, council voted 5-4 to replace the Lord's Prayer with a moment of silent reflection.Coun. Colleen Purdon, the mover of the motion to change council's practice, said each council meeting should begin in a way that is inclusive to people of all religious faiths as well as those with no religious beliefs.They're all our citizens and they all deserve to feel welcomed, she said.Before council voted on the moment of silence, Coun. Peter Lemon put forward a motion to issue fresh invitations to other religious groups to lead council in prayer and recite the Lord's Prayer as the fallback position.It failed.

Councillors Jan Chamberlain, Bill Twaddle, David Adair, Purdon and Mayor Deb Haswell voted to replace the Lord's Prayer with a moment of silent reflection. Councillors Jim McManaman, Arlene Wright, Ian Boddy and Lemon were opposed.Council's vote occurred on the same week as Palm Sunday and Good Friday — referred to as Holy Week in Christianity.Purdon asked city staff Feb. 28 for a report on council's practice of reciting the Lord's Prayer before each meeting. She said it is not an inclusive way to start municipal government meetings and should be reconsidered.The report, prepared by acting clerk Lois O'Neill, says council's current format, which includes time to recite the Lord's Prayer or a traditional faith blessing, is set out in Owen Sound's procedural bylaw. Council must approve an amendment to change the format.The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in 1999 that the use of the prayer at council meetings in Penetanguishene violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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