The Secular Spotlight Blog
Far from being a ‘shield’ for religious people in making statements of belief, the draft ‘religious freedom’ bill provides a ‘sword’, says constitutional expert Dr Luke Beck.
Sydney-based barrister Dean Stretton, who voiced his concerns about the likely impacts on Australia’s fast-growing non-religious community in a submission to the government, says that non-religious Australians will cop the rough end of the stick if the Morrison government gets its way with the ‘religious freedom’ bill.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 12 October 2019.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 5 October 2019.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 28 September 2019.
Jane Caro, Ambassador for the National Secular Lobby, congratulates her state on finally catching up with the rest of Australia on abortion.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 21 September 2019.
Darrin Morgan makes the case for why religious groups should not be allowed into New South Wales classrooms to present materials that the Minister for Education and the Department of Education have no control over.
NSL President Peter Monk comments on the value of fostering secular communication networks in combatting the lobbying for religious privilege.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 14 September 2019.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 7 September 2019.
For Max Wallace of the NSW Rationalists, only in a ‘soft theocracy’ such as Australia could a bill like the Religious Discrimination Bill even be introduced and seriously contemplated.