Secularism - Rationale Magazine

01 Jul

How Jefferson and Madison’s partnership shaped America’s separation of church and state

01/07/2024
By Steven K. Green
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Few constitutional principles are more familiar to the average American than the separation of church and state. According to the Pew R...

10 Jan

Law & Politics

Next steps in campaign to remove prayers from local government

31/01/2024
By Victor Franco
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This article is based on a speech given at the Secularism Australia Conference on 2 December 2023 in Sydney. In October, afte...

05 Jan

Letters to the Editor

Conference shows what secularists are for, not against

Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...

28 Nov

Feature series, Law & Politics

Between theocracy and democracy

17/12/2023
By Max Wallace
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This article is part of our ‘A secular Australian future’ feature series to mark the first Secularism Australia Conference

25 Nov

Feature series, Law & Politics

The hope for secularism

25/11/2023
By Hugh Harris
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This article is part of our ‘A secular Australian future’ feature series to mark the first Secularism Australia Conference

21 Nov

Feature series, Law & Politics

Say your prayers

31/01/2024
By Si Gladman
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This article is part of our ‘A secular Australian future' feature series to mark the first Secularism Australia Conference

29 Mar

Law & Politics

Our parliament needs to become a more inclusive and welcoming place for all

29/03/2023
By Mike Gaffney
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This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given to the Tasmanian Legislative Council 28 March 2023. It is republished with permis...

27 Jan

Law & Politics

In recognising all faiths and beliefs, we can show fairness and equity

10/01/2024
By David Lewis
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This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given to the Fraser Coast Regional Council on 25 February 2023. It is republished with ...

05 Nov

Law & Politics

A shift towards secularism in Iran

05/11/2022
By Hossein Dabbagh
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My friend was in Tehran during protests after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police (Gasht-e Ersh...

22 Jul

Education

Religious interference in the public school system

This article is based on extracts from the new report, Teaching not preaching: Making our public schools secular. The extracts a...

16 Jun

Education

What’s so offensive about secularism?

15/07/2022
By Hugh Harris
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Demonising secularism has become something of a sport for the religious right in the United States. Secularists are routinely painted a...

10 Jun

Education

Why God has no place in public schools

15/07/2022
By Jane Caro
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As I sat in my classrooms at Frenchs Forest Public, Chatswood Public and Forest High, dreaming about my future, I did not think that de...

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