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On being a secular country

By Ant | Jun 13, 2006

It seems like a dim memory, but this week as I prepare for the retreat I’ve been reminded once again of the Prime Minister’s decision not to say grace at the fiftieth Jubilee State Banquet for Her Majesty the Queen held in February 2002. She said:

ëthe practice [of saying grace] had little relevance in our increasingly secular society, but if anyone at the banquet wanted to say grace he or she was more than welcome to do so individuallyí.

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