Religious Discrimination bill mark 2; the best of 2023; Secularism Conference a positive

Published: Sun, 01/07/24

RSA Daily

For atheists, rationalists and secular humanists in Australia

Monday, January 8, 2024

Rationale, the magazine of the Rationalist Society of Australia

Good morning ,

Longer term followers of RSAD will remember the nasty culture battle over the Morrison govt's Religious Discrimination bill (aka, the Religious Privileges bill). Well, hard right religious lobby groups are gearing up to fight another battle over the same thing - the 'right' for religious organisations to discriminate in their favour!

Is there no end to their arrogance?

Lead stories

Religious groups argue for right to hire, fire staff based on sexuality

Religious groups have warned the government not to remove exemptions within the state's…

In NSW, hard right Christian lobby groups are girding up to put pressure on the Minns Labor govt to cave in to their demands ...

'What are they trying to achieve?' Liberal MPs urge caution on religious discrimination

Faith leaders and equality advocates are urging the Albanese government to deliver on religious…

... and meanwhile, moderate federal Liberal MPs caution against yet another culture battle ...

Rationale's top reads of 2023 - Rationale Magazine

Top authors: Ian Robinson and Russell Yardley, Colonel Phil Hoglin, Paul Monk, Meredith Doig, Hugh Harris, Jonathan Meddings, Alison Courtice and Michael Liffman.

Conference shows what secularists are for, not against - Rationale Magazine

A reader's take on December's Secularism Conference.

Note: to read the whole thing, you have to be an RSA member. If you are not yet a member, please do consider joining up. In the face of resugent and muscular religious lobbies, we need as much firepower as we can muster!

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