Why hold a conference on secularism now?: The reality is that Morrison was but one of a long line of religious parliamentarians. Religious parliamentarians are disproportionately represented in what is our principal lawmaking institution.
What aspects of our democracy could be threatened by religion? Publicly-funded hospitals, which are often run by religious institutions that have policies that prevent universal access to things like reproductive care and end-of-life health services .. huge amounts of largely unaccountable public funding going to religious schools .. religious education is often used as a vehicle for encouraging particular views that are
religious over other views .. the [National Student Wellbeing Program] continues to provide a channel for influencing children and inculcating them with religious perspectives .. prayers are still used at the beginning of most government business, and they give privileged exposure to essentially Christian rights ..
Should Steve Marton (president of Sydney
Atheists) be appointed to the NSW Faith Affairs Council? Steve Marton would be an excellent representative and spokesperson for people who are not religiou .. there is a case for discriminatory behaviour if he isn’t elected to the council, and it would be discriminatory if they don’t have a proportionate representation, as stated in the guidelines of recruitment for council members.
