Faith and Christianity in the Public Life
15th July 2010
During Communities and Local Government Question Time, David Burrowes calls on the Government to ensure that faith in general and Christianity in particular are not marginalised from the public spehere.
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con): Is it not extraordinary that, although hon. Members started today's proceedings with Prayers, as they have done for 450 years, the Labour council in Enfield has followed the Labour council in Leicester by banning council prayers? Will my right hon. Friend reassure me that, under this Government, we will not marginalise faith in general and Christianity in particular from the public sphere and the big society?
Andrew Stunell: There is a place for faith in our society, and if one looks throughout the United Kingdom one finds that people of faith have played a huge part in our society. As it happens, immediately after this Question Time I am going across to Lambeth palace to meet the Archbishop.
