Victoria May Remove Lord’s Prayer from Parliament Sittings

Victoria May Remove Lord’s Prayer from Parliament Sittings
Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and other MPs pray at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 29, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
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The Australian state of Victoria may soon remove Lord’s Prayer from its upper and lower houses’ procedures as politicians return to the parliament from the new year break.

The long-standing tradition, which was started in 1918, is now at risk as several political parties have committed to having it scrapped when the state parliament resumes on Feb. 7.

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