Sunday 18 August 2013

The origins of Time for Reflection in the Scottish Parliament

On 9 September 1999 the newly elected Scottish Parliament decided that it would have weekly prayers which would take the form of cross-denominational and multi-faith prayers.

It overwhelmingly rejected the option of exclusively Christian prayers.
Motion S1M-131, was passed, which stipulated that; 

Time for Reflection will follow a pattern based on the balance of beliefs in Scotland. 

The aim is simply to reflect the diversity of beliefs in Scotland.
Tom McCabe, Minister for Parliamentary Business


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