Daily prayer at Manitoba's seat of power could be changed

A long running tradition at the Manitoba legislature, or eternal and almighty God, from whom all power and wisdom come. Since 1937 that prayer has barely changed. But Premier Wag Canoe says it might be time to rethink those words. What, I would ask, especially looking around the room here this morning at the people, the good Manitobans who have come together, whether that prayer. Is representative and inclusive of all of us here today? Speaking at a breakfast of faith leaders, the premier said he prays every morning in the Anishinabe tradition, and he’d like to see the prayer set at the legislature become more inclusive. While it doesn’t have any overtly Christian references, Canoe says it still feels like a Christian prayer. It has references to God, archaic English like Thy and thee, and ends with Amen. I have a deep. Reverence. For Christianity, I would also say that beginning in an institution. Like the Manitoba legislature, I wonder what the space is for somebody who is an atheist or somebody who is a believer but perhaps puts the role of secularism in our public sphere. First, can you? Says Speaker Tom Lindsay suggested the prayer refresh. It can’t happen without all party support. The Tories aren’t saying where they stand, but stress. Nobody can change the prayer unilaterally. The premier wants the advice of faith leaders and other Manitoba. First, I think it’s wonderful. It’s wonderful that they’re they’re taking into consideration different ways to, I guess, make sure everybody feels welcome. Labeed Ahmed, an imam in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, expects that finding consensus will be tough. Usually, traditionally they would. They would acknowledge A deity, and at that point I feel like that’s not agreeable to certain people, St. John’s Cathedral Minister Paul Johnson says. He doesn’t see the possible change as an affront to Christianity, but worrisome will, and I think that’s. I think Jesus himself did not ask people for ID or limit his interaction with people. He was just with them. The premier insists prayer still has a place in the legislature. He called it an important moment of reflection. Ian Phrase, CBC News, Winnipeg.