Church and State – No Prayers Please, We’re Austrian

December 18, 2020

parliament — From left: President of the Federal Council Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler (ÖVP), Member of Parliament Rebecca Kirchbaumer (ÖVP), Youth Pastor Georg Mayr-Melnhof, President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP), Member of Parliament Norbert Sieber (ÖVP), Member of Parliament Martin Engelberg (ÖVP), Nationalratsabgeordnete Gudrun Kugler (ÖVP), Member of Parliament Philipp Schrangl (FPÖ). Styrian Chief a.D. Waltraud Klasnic/ (C) Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner

An invitation to a prayer breakfast in the 'Parlament' managed to offend almost everyone, Christians and secularists alike, and raising the specter of a far darker time.

An invitation to a prayer breakfast in the Parlament managed to offend almost everyone, Christians and secularists alike. It also raised the specter of a far darker time.

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Simon Ballam

English, studied in NY and worked in London, Düsseldorf, NY, Fankfurt, Prague and Vienna. This covered stints in market research and the film industry, international advertising coordination and strategic planning. Currently business school lecturer and journalist.

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