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Tag Archives: Secularism

27 Jan
Law & Politics

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

  • 27/01/2023
  • By author-avatar 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 ...

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05 Nov
Law & Politics

A shift towards secularism in Iran

  • 05/11/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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22 Jul
Education

Religious interference in the public school system

  • 30/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Jack Galvin Waight
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This article is based on extracts from the new report, Teaching not preaching: Making our public schools secular. The extracts a...

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16 Jun
Education

What’s so offensive about secularism?

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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10 Jun
Education

Why God has no place in public schools

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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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09 May
Ethics & Religion

Anzac Day: Religious services are turning veterans away

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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 ...

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09 Apr
Law & Politics

A review: The struggle for India’s soul

  • 13/02/2023
  • By author-avatar 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...

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04 Apr
Education

112 years on, Religious Instruction remains controversial in Queensland

  • 08/09/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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18 Jan
Law & Politics

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

  • 23/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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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