Source: New Zealand Herald
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10443035
Some MPs have started a push to rewrite the prayer that starts each day's proceedings at Parliament. A Christian prayer has begun Parliament's business since 1854, but Labour MP and Christian Luamanuvao Winnie Laban said MPs needed to discuss having a prayer which was inclusive and reflected New Zealand's religious diversity.
"I believe the parliamentary prayer should be expanded to include mention of other faiths as well as Christianity," Ms Laban said.
"New Zealand 153 years ago was a much different place to today. I believe we need to discuss having a prayer that reflects today's diverse society."
She was commenting on a letter sent to all 121 MPs by the Speaker, Margaret Wilson, asking for their view on whether the prayer should be scrapped or redrafted.
Green MP Nandor Tanczos - a Rastafarian - believed strongly that the prayer should be kept, but changed.