Good morning ,
A councillor at the City of Adelaide council suggests the
imposition of mandatory Christian worship at the start of meetings should be replaced with a more inclusive and welcoming practice like a minute's silence to reflect on one's duty. Disciples of the Australian Christian Lobby are bombarding councillors with outraged emails.
If a minute's silence on Anzac Day is
admirable, why not at the start of council meetings? Answer: because it's not about the content of the practice, it's about the politics - ie, about retaining power.
To hear more about how 'muscular' religion continues to fight to retain its privileges, join us at the RSA webinar this evening, where our guest
speaker is Dr Josh Roose, author of The New Demagogues: Religion, Masculinity and the Populist Epoch. Register here.
