-- TORONTO -- Ontario's governing Liberals tried to say “Amen” Thursday to a thorny proposal to replace the Lord's Prayer in the legislature, opting instead to make time for an additional ritual that would better reflect the province's diverse cultural and religious landscape.And, of course, the Liberal government's oh-so-politically correct solution is only gonna throw additional fuel on the volatile religious fires.
Critics called the move a calculated retreat in the face of massive public outcry to preserve a decades-long tradition. But in averting a controversy, the government may have created a new debate over which additional faiths pass muster.
The premier has dropped a “real hot potato” in the legislature's lap, said Opposition Leader Bob Runciman.This whole "my beads are holier than your beads" thing... is turning out to be a pain in the body politic.
“It's going to be problematic, there's no doubt about that, in how you determine what's appropriate, what's not appropriate,” he said.
“He opened up a real can of worms here. No one was asking him to go down this road and now where the road ends is a big question mark right now.”
Time to actually separate Church and State.
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