Tag Archives: Prayers

Ask Dr. P.B. 3 – History and History-Making: Public Prayers & Land Acknowledgements

by | May 27, 2021

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff has been a community organizer for more than 15 years. He has been active in Saanich municipal politics. He earned a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge and two BAs from the University of Calgary in Political Science and International Relations, respectively. He is… Read more »

Winning the fight against religious privilege

by | January 8, 2020

By Ian Bushfield — After discussing what we’re up against last week, we saw a major change on Thursday when the Legislature agreed to amend its practice of starting each day’s session with “prayers” to “prayers and reflections.” This change came as a result of your campaigning on this issue. It shows that those challenges – religious privilege and apathy… Read more »

Ask Takudzwa 18 – Prayers in the Public Organizations and in Political Offices

by | December 29, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Takudzwa Mazwienduna is the informal leader of Zimbabwean Secular Alliance and a member of the Humanist Society of Zimbabwe. This educational series will explore secularism in Zimbabwe from an organizational perspective, and some more. Here we talk about prayers in public organizations. — Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Other countries have prayers in some public… Read more »

Interview with Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff on BC Legislature Prayers

by | September 18, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff is a Debate Coach, Policy-Maker, and Researcher with a focus on community and sustainability. He is on the Board of the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network. He runs a free library in Rutledge Park. He earned a Ph.D. in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. Here… Read more »