{"id":9251,"date":"2021-04-08T07:52:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T07:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/?page_id=9251"},"modified":"2026-09-17T17:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T07:29:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9251\" class=\"elementor elementor-9251\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0864704 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0864704\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-851d47c\" data-id=\"851d47c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2daf0e color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2daf0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rationale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> magazine is an online publication by the Rationalist Society of Australia. It was established in 2021. Prior to that, we published <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Australian Rationalist<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> journal in hardcopy format.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in 1906, the Rationalist Society of Australia is the nation\u2019s oldest freethought group. A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400;\">mong other key purposes, it aims to propound and advance Rationalism, stimulate freedom of thought, promote inquiry into religious and other superstitious beliefs and practices, and encourage interest in science, criticism, history and philosophy. Through the <\/span><i style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Rationale <\/i><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400;\">magazine, we continue this mission.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out more about us by visiting: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rationalist.com.au\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rationalist.com.au<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enjoy reading <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rationale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can support the work of the Rationalist Society of Australia by becoming a member or by making a donation on our website.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138c761 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"138c761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalist.com.au\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b20a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17b20a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SiGladman-profile-Copy-283x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SiGladman-profile-Copy-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SiGladman-profile-Copy.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db761a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db761a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Si Gladman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178fdff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"178fdff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editor,<br>\nRationale magazine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rationale magazine is an online publication by the Rationalist Society of Australia. 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