September 1, 2008
Source: Merinews
http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=140501
The request for a Hindu opening prayer before the start of next Iceland Parliament session on October 1 has been rejected.
Replying to the Hindu leader Rajan Zed's request, deputy secretary general of Althingi (Icelandic parliament) Thorsteinn Magnússon wrote, "There is a long tradition for conducting a Lutheran mass at the opening of the Parliament and there are no plans to change this tradition."