18 September 2011

Tempers flare over school prayers

A demonstration outside Toronto's public school board headquarters turned into an ugly, bitter confrontation Saturday between groups on both sides of the issue.

Opponents and advocates of the Toronto District School Board's controversial policy to allow prayer in the city's publicly funded, secular school system shouted and viciously taunted one another across a police line.

"We are here because religion has no place in our schools," said Ron Banerjee, of Canadian Hindu Advocacy. "We want religion out of all our schools." [QMI Agency] Read more