Secularism - Rationale Magazine

29 Mar

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

27/01/2023
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...

09 May

Ethics & Religion

Anzac Day: Religious services are turning veterans away

15/07/2022
By Phillip Hoglin
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I didn’t attend the Anzac dawn service this year. In truth, I have not attended a dawn service for over a decade, instead preferring a ...

09 Apr

Law & Politics

A review: The struggle for India’s soul

13/02/2023
By Reg Naulty
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What precipitated Shashi Tharoor’s new book, The Struggle for India’s Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy, is the path t...

04 Apr

Education

112 years on, Religious Instruction remains controversial in Queensland

08/09/2022
By Alison Courtice
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The genesis – pun intended – of Religious Instruction (RI) in Queensland state schools has its roots in a 1910 referendum. When Quee...

18 Jan

Law & Politics

It’s time for Shoalhaven Council to practise respect, inclusion and fairness for all

23/07/2022
By Bhante Akāliko
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As a Buddhist monk and a community leader, I have a particular interest in matters of religious discrimination and a strong desire to f...

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