At Oberon Council in NSW last month, Councillor Ian Tucker made the case – unsuccessfully – for moving prayers from the formal business of meetings so that council could no longer impose religion on himself, colleagues, staff & members of the public. More:
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When the ACT’s Legislative Assembly passed laws to ensure religious institutions will be vicariously liable for the actions of clergymen – & other organisations similarly for their volunteers & people in positions akin to employment – Shane Rattenbury took aim at those who opposed the move.
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At the Christian prayer breakfast this week, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said that the “principles and values that Jesus lived by underpin the role of Australia’s first law officer” and claimed that “our values and faith” guide lawmakers. Read more: rationalist.com.au/australias-a...
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A Christian activist calling for the Moyne Shire Council in Victoria to reinstate prayers to the opening of its meetings has waved the Bible in front of councillors and warned of people being a “tool for the Devil”. Read more: rationalist.com.au/councillors-...
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In opposing a petition calling for Christian prayers to be reinstated at the opening of Bass Coast council meetings, one councillor has argued that prayers should be left to churches and another has said that he has “as much religion as a cat”. Read more: rationalist.com.au/councillors-...
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Facing questions in the Senate last week, govt minister Don Farrell pledged to ask PM Anthony Albanese whether he still wanted bipartisan support before tackling the issue of discrimination against staff and students in faith schools. Follow our campaign: rationalist.com.au/campaigns/re...
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🎧Liberal MP Andrew Hastie – who has previously refused to answer media questions about his religious beliefs – told a church podcast last year that the world “does have intelligent design” and that Genesis answers “big questions” about our origins. More: rationalemagazine.com/index.php/20...
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In the federal parliament in recent days, a number of Labor MPs have raised allegations about the behaviour of the Exclusive Brethren church at polling stations during the federal election earlier this year.
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Speaking on ABC Radio yesterday, our Executive Director @si_gladman said the Moyne council decision to remove prayers from its meetings was further proof of a growing desire across Australia for public institutions, such as parliaments and local governments, to be secular.
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When the Moyne Shire Council in Victoria voted to remove prayers from its meetings last month, some councillors who opposed the decision warned of battle lines being drawn, a “war for the soul of the West”, and raved on about “anti-Christian devil worshippers” and “the Left”.
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On ABC radio last week, Victorian Liberal MP Evan Mulholland said there were “lots of quite silly traditions” in the parliament but claimed the daily observance of Christian prayers was not one of them. What do you think? Follow our campaign: rationalist.com.au/category/sec...
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🎧 On ABC radio last week, Georgie Purcell urged the Victorian Parliament to follow the lead of the ACT Legislative Assembly and replace daily Christian prayers with a moment of silent reflection. Read more: rationalist.com.au/allan-govern...
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In a speech to parliament last week, Labor MP Shayne Neumann said he hoped a parliamentary committee examining the conduct of the election would now consider the alleged election activities of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, commonly known as the Exclusive Brethren.
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