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.
In 2021, then-crossbencher Fiona Patten, who is an atheist and the leader of the Reason Party (previously known as Sex Party), proposed a motion to replace the prayer in the upper house with a moment of silence for politicians to reflect on their responsibilities to the people of Victoria….