Secularists want Christian coronation oath scrapped
At her coronation in 1953 the Queen promised to “maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel”, as well as agreeing to maintain the “Protestant Reformed Religion established by law”.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, a Church of England source warned that if the secularists’ bid is successful it would hasten the removal of Christianity from public life.
Arun Arora, the Director of Communications for the Church of England, said: “As a flawed publicity stunt, this attempt to politicise the coronation is sadly misguided and deeply misjudged by an increasingly desperate campaign group of barely 10,000 members.”...
Clarence Sexton | 8/31/2009
