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April 19, 2007

Atheist Labour cllr calls Tory council leader "bigoted" over religious discrimination claim

How very appropriate on the day the House of Lords is set to debate the position on the non-religious within UK society that I came across this blog posting by Labour councillor Geoff Lumley in the Isle of Wight:

"Last night was Full Council. As it was the annual meeting it was mainly about back-slapping, with the election of a new Chairman and Vice Chairman and fond Tory farewells to the outgoing LibDem Chairman. Both new appointments I abstained upon as the Tories consult with all groups about these non-political positions except Labour - apparently (in the words of the bigoted Council Leader) because we don't attend Christian prayers at the start of each meeting and therefore don't deserve to be consulted. I am not making this up. I wonder if the same would apply if we were Muslim, Hindu or Sikh rather than atheist ? Of course not."

Posted at 10:00 AM in Religious privilege |

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