National and NZ First criticism of new parliamentary prayer sparks changes

Thursday, November 23rd, 2017

Parliament will open with a new prayer on Tuesday after the Speaker of the House listened to criticism about him removing mention of the Queen and Jesus Christ.

While the Queen is back in the new version to be read ahead of Question Time next week, references to Jesus Christ are still on the chopping block. Continue reading

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