RELIGIOUS EXERCISES BILL.
Sir, —If Mr. C. E. Major refuses to continue the discussion with me of the Religious Exercises Bill—that is his business. I really cannot allow him to prescribe the form in which I must state my case. As I have already said, every phase of the question has been debated over and over again, but the members of the Bible-in-schools League are compelled •to continue the discussion in order to refute the continued misrepresentations of their opponents. Mr. Major asks me:— "Are minorities in religious matters entitled, or not, to justice?" My answer is this :i—Minorities are entitled to justice in all matters —and so are majorities. The passing of the Religious Exercises Bill would do rio injustice to the minority. May I ask Mr. Major a question? The Religious Exercises Bill has raised a very important 'question of education policy—a question which must be decided. Ought the decision to be in accordance with the will of the majority of the people of New Zealand, or ought the will of the minority to prevail ? Norman Burton.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19698, 26 July 1927, Page 12
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179RELIGIOUS EXERCISES BILL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19698, 26 July 1927, Page 12
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