Goodwill wine; it's the economy, stupid; psychedelic medicine; Nillumbik drops prayers

Published: Thu, 06/29/23

RSA Daily

For atheists, rationalists and secular humanists in Australia

Friday, June 30, 2023

Rationale, the magazine of the Rationalist Society of Australia

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David Laity lost everything in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires (Lest We Forget). In our lead story, read how he came back from the depths of depression to establish Goodwill Wine, which shares half its profits with charities. In these days of greed and malice, a good news story of being good and doing good.

Lead stories

The Origin Story of Goodwill Wine

A charity stepped in and offered me a grant. I was given $15,000 through the Red Cross Bushfire…

I can vouch for the quality of Goodwill wines, and you get to choose which charity to support. Watch the little video in this article to judge for yourself ... and let me know if you sign up!

Gen Ys aren't swinging conservative as they age. Who can blame them?

Waleed hits the nail on the head with this analysis of why younger voters are no longer becoming more conservative as they get older: "the most plausible scenario is that they’re increasingly sceptical of liberal economics. These are generations for whom a lightly regulated free market connotes runaway carbon emissions, and capital investment means a hopelessly inflated housing market..."

Psychedelic medicine is on its way. But it's not 'doing shrooms with your shrink'. Here's what you need to know

"This is the first time a national government has altered the way these substances are formally classified .. the world is watching closely how “psychedelic-assisted therapy” is rolled out in Australia .. destigmatising these drugs has allowed us to begin our research, but sensationalising their effectiveness has the potential to disappoint and even harm patients because we really don’t know enough about how they work and who is suitable for this treatment."

Mayor labels prayer rituals 'exclusionary' as council removes practice | Rationalist Society of Australia

More and more local councils are standing up for their constituents, opposing the imposition of traditional Christian worship ritual on the non-religious and the non-Christian. Watch the major's remarks in the video!

Other stories of interest

Politicians believe voters to be more conservative than they really are

"We were curious whether conservative bias in politicians’ perceptions of public opinion was limited to American politics or was a broader phenomenon.."

Women's Rights

From "Our World in Data", the facts.

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