tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84725615819252698822024-03-16T12:09:33.263+11:00Sydney Atheists............ Celebrating Science and Reason..............Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371260475526398516noreply@blogger.comBlogger345125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-31536428342963029642023-11-27T08:58:00.002+11:002023-11-27T08:58:52.029+11:00Move scripture out of class time<p>In NSW valuable class time is occupied by religions imposing themselves on the community. A minority of children attend religious classes in State schools. Such time would be better spent on reading, writing and arithmetic, not to mention morality, ethics and behaviour. This is particularly the case when there is misbehaviour including bullying and even rape.</p><p>Please sign the NSW Parliamentary Petition to remove scripture (SRE) from curricular class time in State (Public) schools:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/Pages/ePetition-details.aspx?q=CLJR7ATVShkYn1HEXbAe8A">"Run Optional Scripture and Ethics Lessons Outside Class Time in NSW Public Schools"</a></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-84076170876323253192023-11-23T11:28:00.011+11:002023-11-23T11:53:37.694+11:00<p> Sydney Atheists' President Steve Marton in this Australian Human Rights Commission video states that Human Rights includes "the right to leave a religion or follow none at all"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXz-7_3w9hM/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhVzE_-tsrwc4N5ZUJXf9Huv-6wSRIvg683moG-XhSQbTpsRx4JfPOm6fQT6M_7cpRD5mCHlqw-oXVbPbdjME1JTyy8wRex_W1E2HOayFPCBFnfPQT-C8XPNsTn8Yth0ziXC76qD1aFDLrEbt8wzfaS6tufs2Wkmveq-vmpQyP5WLV8bz3RdkNxJy15M/s263/AHRC.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="263" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhVzE_-tsrwc4N5ZUJXf9Huv-6wSRIvg683moG-XhSQbTpsRx4JfPOm6fQT6M_7cpRD5mCHlqw-oXVbPbdjME1JTyy8wRex_W1E2HOayFPCBFnfPQT-C8XPNsTn8Yth0ziXC76qD1aFDLrEbt8wzfaS6tufs2Wkmveq-vmpQyP5WLV8bz3RdkNxJy15M/s1600/AHRC.png" width="263" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXz-7_3w9hM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXz-7_3w9hM</a></p><p><br /><br /></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-81486151182645972452023-11-23T11:26:00.000+11:002023-11-23T11:26:13.119+11:00Australian Human Right Commission<p><span style="color: #001020; font-family: vernacularsemibold; font-size: 2.275rem;">Minns government rejects atheist’s application, privileges religious voice</span></p><div class="article-details" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 241, 241); box-sizing: inherit; color: #001020; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: vernacularregular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 4rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-bottom: 1.5rem;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;">Si Gladman / 06 November 2023</p></div><div class="article-content" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #001020; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: vernacularregular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-bottom: 2rem;"><div contenteditable="false" data-beyondwords-init="true" data-beyondwords-player="true" id="beyondwords-player-3d1473d5-13a6-499b-a0b9-1236583aadbc" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: vernacularsemibold;">The Minns government will privilege the voice of religious communities and discriminate on the ground of belief in refusing to allow a non-religious person on the state’s new Faith Affairs Council.</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Earlier today, an official informed the president of Sydney Atheists, Steve Marton, that the government had rejected his nomination to represent the state’s non-religious and ex-religious population on the 16-member body.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">The official from Multicultural NSW told Mr Marton (pictured) that the Faith Affairs Council was for religious communities only and non-religious people could instead be appointed to other bodies.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">The outcome means that religious leaders will gain even greater influence over government policy, with the body to have direct access to ministers and be able to advise government to provide extra benefits and resources for religious people.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Premier Chris Minns and multiculturalism minister Ste</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">phen</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> Kamper have promised that the Faith Affairs Council will be able to advise on matters including additional state funding for chaplaincy programs, “objections to euthanasia/voluntary assisted dying”, and religious discrimination laws.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mr Marton told the Rationalist Society of Australia he was “disappointed” to be overlooked for a position on the council.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“I was advised that there were other bodies that people of ‘no religion’ would be on. However, I reminded the officer that those bodies did not directly engage on the matter of religious impropriety in their many facets,” he said.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“There are people who are suffering because of the actions of religion who will not be represented on the Faith Affairs Council.” </span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">In his nomination for a position, </span><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/atheist-group-seeks-position-on-nsw-religious-affairs-council/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mr Marton argued it would be “an injustice”</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> to exclude the non-religious community, given that the Faith Affairs Council would be influencing government policy on matters that affect all people, including atheists, humanists, non-religious and ex-religious people.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">A Christian minister endorsed Mr Marton’s application, saying it was important for the Faith Affairs Council to “provide a voice” to people who were moving away from religion.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“In a secular society which values freedom of religion and faith positions, and where atheism is a rapidly growing group in society, I think it is important to have a level-headed, kind, compassionate voice representing them in the NSW Faith Council,” the Christian leader said in their statement of support.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“Steven is a friendly, gregarious, caring person who values human beings, and the environment.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/atheist-head-vies-for-remaining-positions-as-religious-clerics-dominate-faith-advisory-body/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">As the RSA reported last week</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">, the Faith Affairs Council will be stacked with male religious clerics, with only one of the already appointed 12 representatives being female.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://secularism.au/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-195708" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="128" sizes="(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px" src="https://rationalist.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SAC-ad-1024x192.png" srcset="https://rationalist.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SAC-ad-1024x192.png 1024w, https://rationalist.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SAC-ad-300x56.png 300w, https://rationalist.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SAC-ad-768x144.png 768w, https://rationalist.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SAC-ad-1536x288.png 1536w, https://rationalist.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SAC-ad.png 1600w" style="box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="683" /></a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">RSA president Dr Meredith Doig said Mr Kamper had failed to deliver on his promise to the New South Wales community that the new advisory body </span><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/nsw-multicultural-minister-promises-diversity-on-faith-advisory-council/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">would reflect a “diversity of viewpoints”</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Earlier this year, the </span><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/nsw-labors-promise-to-privilege-religious-voice-will-further-marginalise-non-religious-says-rsa/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">RSA warned that the proposed advisory body</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> could privilege the already powerful voices of religious clerics even further in policy making and marginalise the voices of non-religious citizens.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“Despite the non-religious community being the fastest-growing section of the New South Wales community, with the Census showing that increasing numbers of people are walking away from religion, the Minns government is choosing to privilege even further the religious voice,” she said.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“We can only expect that the Faith Affairs Council will now make recommendations to benefit religious communities, while non-religious communities will continue to have no equivalent voice or level of access to government ministers and the policy-making process.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“NSW Labor appears to view the non-religious community and the ex-religious community as second-class citizens.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mr Marton said he had written to Minister Kamper seeking a meeting to discuss the matter, but that Mr Kamper had declined.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">If you want to support our work, please </i></b><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/make-a-donation/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">make a donation</i></b></a><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;"> or </i></b><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/membership/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">become a member</i></b></a><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">.</i></b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">Si Gladman is Campaigns & Communications Coordinator for the Rationalist Society of Australia. </i></b><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/podcasts/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">He also hosts ‘The Secular Agenda’ podcast</i></b></a><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">.</i></b></p></div><div class="article-tags" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(242, 241, 241); box-sizing: inherit; color: #001020; font-family: vernacularregular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 4rem; padding-top: 2rem;"><h3 class="title" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: inline; font-family: vernacularsemibold; font-size: 0.875rem; margin-top: 0px;">Categories: </h3> <a alt="View all posts in Church-State separation" href="https://rationalist.com.au/category/secular-government/church-state-separation/" style="box-sizing: inherit; 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line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;">Si Gladman / 25 September 2023</p></div><div class="article-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #001020; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: vernacularregular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-bottom: 2rem;"><div contenteditable="false" data-beyondwords-init="true" data-beyondwords-player="true" id="beyondwords-player-fde85734-31df-48c2-9377-a48c16e9b651" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: vernacularsemibold;">An atheist group has nominated for a position on the New South Wales government’s new Faith Affairs Council.</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">The application by Sydney Atheists last week could test the Minns government’s commitment to multiculturalism and diversity, with the group’s president, Steve Marton (pictured), arguing in his application that it would be an “injustice” to exclude the non-religious community from the advisory body.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mr Marton’s nomination for a position on the 16-member Faith Affairs Council has been endorsed by a Christian minister and the Rationalist Society of Australia.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/nsw-multicultural-minister-promises-diversity-on-faith-advisory-council/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Despite having promised earlier this year that a “diversity of viewpoints”</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> would be represented on the advisory body, the Labor government has instead required that nominees meet a number of religious requirements, including that they be endorsed by a religious group and have ascertained endorsement from two other religious bodies.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Premier Chris Minns and multiculturalism minister Steve Kamper have promised faith communities that the advisory body would have direct access to government decision-makers and be a “solutions warehouse” that could advise on issues including “objections to euthanasia/voluntary assisted dying”, religious discrimination, and providing “additional funding for chaplaincy”.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Earlier this year, </span><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/nsw-multicultural-minister-promises-diversity-on-faith-advisory-council/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mr Kamper told the RSA that the New South Wales government</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> “provides and promotes opportunities for all individuals…to contribute and participate in all aspects of public life and NSW Government activities and programs.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">In his application, Mr Marton said that, on trends revealed in the ABS Census, non-religious people would now make up about 40 per cent of the New South Wales community.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“It would be an injustice to exclude representation of some 40% (or almost 3 million people) of the NSW community from representation on a body that considers societal, cultural and religious matters that would affect them,” he said.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“I believe that it is imperative that the non-religious be represented on a body that may give preference, privilege, priority and extra funding to those who follow a religion. It is imperative that those of no religion should not be disadvantaged relative to their religious peers. This is particularly the case when religions are indulged financially by elements of government.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/nsw-labors-promise-to-privilege-religious-voice-will-further-marginalise-non-religious-says-rsa/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">RSA president Dr Meredith Doig has warned</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> that the Faith Affairs Council could privilege the already powerful voices of religious clerics even further in policy making and marginalise the voices of non-religious citizens.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Earlier this year, in a letter to Mr Minns and Mr Kamper, she urged the government to ensure equal access to representatives of all worldviews, whether they be religious, non-religious or ex-religious people.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">In his application, Mr Marton said it was vital for people who had left religion and had experienced trauma in religious communities to have representation on the </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Faith Affairs Council.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“At Sydney Atheists we are conscious of the suffering of people who have left religions and find that they are in great and urgent need of psychological and financial help – help that is not offered to them through other channels,” he said.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“Sydney Atheists are very well versed on religious matters as we are a sanctuary for people who have left virtually every religion in Australia. We have talks monthly from ex-religionists. We have also been involved in various religious debates.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">“It is vital that those who have left religion, then been castigated, isolated, banished, threatened and even violently hurt by their communities, have representation on the Faith Affairs Council.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">If you want to support our work, please </i></b><a href="https://rationalist.aweb.page/p/a2a12b53-74f9-4d3f-bc9d-1027abf48ffc" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">make a donation</i></b></a><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;"> or </i></b><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/membership" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">become a member</i></b></a><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">.</i></b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">Si Gladman is Campaign & Communications Coordinator for the Rationalist </i></b><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">Society of Australia. </i></b><a href="https://rationalist.com.au/podcasts/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0055aa;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">He also hosts ‘The Secular Agenda’ podcast</i></b></a><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;">.</i></b></p></div><p><br /></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-9527296898522641942023-09-23T12:42:00.012+10:002023-09-23T13:10:20.377+10:00<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-B54WwSKM0cHQWTeMznwq9uAiL0g5dl_0WTpwtmWo1V7SUUwfV2Jk2vTz7uProuhpHZ6pEt93PzzDufwj3I08fOSD4eV_W1eJJbMnluKSYYsuLR3FA6zmJK23XdiknVFQApLjv913anWvaOrG6WhgAnhluNs7T1OgfxGCYR880rkYLVijUZwrz3oO3k/s1800/JoinInSydney.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1800" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-B54WwSKM0cHQWTeMznwq9uAiL0g5dl_0WTpwtmWo1V7SUUwfV2Jk2vTz7uProuhpHZ6pEt93PzzDufwj3I08fOSD4eV_W1eJJbMnluKSYYsuLR3FA6zmJK23XdiknVFQApLjv913anWvaOrG6WhgAnhluNs7T1OgfxGCYR880rkYLVijUZwrz3oO3k/w581-h216/JoinInSydney.png" width="581" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">With guest speakers already sharing their excitement for the <b>Secularism Australia Conference</b> in recent days, we want to remind you that the opportunity to purchase tickets at the discounted early-bird rate will end soon – on Saturday 7 October.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">The early-bird rate of $90 covers the cost of entry to the one-day conference in Sydney on Saturday 2 December and also includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">The conference will also be a great opportunity for supporters of secularism from across Australia to establish closer connections within the pro-secular network. If you have friends or networks who would be interested, please share this email with them.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://secularism.au/buy-tickets/&source=gmail&ust=1695498144346000&usg=AOvVaw2d2yuYoubdPs4kgeulaABx" href="https://secularism.au/buy-tickets/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">BOOK YOUR TICKET HERE</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">In recent days, Jane Caro and Fiona Patten have shared their excitement about attending the Secularism Australia Conference in two short videos.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Jane – the MC for the event – said secularism was “really important” for Australia. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">“We really need to keep religion separate from government, because people have many faiths and of course many of us have no faith at all.”<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0cm;"><a href="https://twitter.com/SecularismAU/status/1697884774168502319" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="128" id="m_416020644576529476Picture_x0020_1" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=7a05c547ca&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1777558598853440525&th=18ab2820b419b40d&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ_c1kLxMtIhBQaqUfqJdryllBbqJi0VBiS61ruwYaI2Sbj07JHwYz_i70P3-NW94ti_P70NpHpitdSZlMtDi1393qCpip7p80Kqi7AwoDFz8pLr-8zWRO1PXBw&disp=emb" style="cursor: pointer; height: 1.3333in; outline: 0px; width: 1.9375in;" tabindex="0" width="186" /></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Fiona said that, as someone who had been a member of parliament, she had witnessed the impact of religion on policies and on decision-makers.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">“I’m really looking forward to coming together and hearing from all of the great secularists who will be contributing on the day.” <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0cm;"><a href="https://twitter.com/SecularismAU/status/1702233036124004443" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="128" id="m_416020644576529476Picture_x0020_3" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=7a05c547ca&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-f:1777558598853440525&th=18ab2820b419b40d&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ_Lp6AMyEeDYzm0HMQAXeUv4xSr5fsqsCG-kqaJ3ekYSa7xIYPcq0ZObIrkmFK13LOfvIWy9gajiqfFcfB0w43qIJfgA1DYwThnfjHR899Bf9R67FyWH4O07TE&disp=emb" style="cursor: pointer; height: 1.3333in; outline: 0px; width: 1.9375in;" tabindex="0" width="186" /></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;">If you want to receive regular updates about the conference and ticketing, you can join the mailing list </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://secularism.au/&source=gmail&ust=1695498144346000&usg=AOvVaw1gWz79ExvzP3LUHt9cDZsw" href="https://secularism.au/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">here on the <b>Secularism Australia Conference</b> website</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></p><p><br /></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-73906013654195167222023-07-18T16:56:00.011+10:002023-07-18T18:33:30.101+10:00<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><b>Talks for 2023</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Friday 10th March: The God Virus</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Friday 14th April: Opus Dei, a Catholic cult?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Friday 12th May: From Pastor to Disbelief</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Friday 9th June and Friday 14th July Winter socials</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><b>Coming Sydney Atheists' talks:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Friday 11th of August: Apostasy in Islam</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Friday 8th September: 'Gay News' Trial for Blasphemy</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Friday 13th October: The non-believer's butterfly effect: Here's to changing the world</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Friday 10th November: Construction of 'Blasphemy' in Bangladesh</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><b>Please click on the Meetup link to see details</b></span></p><p><br /></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-58352954191591055532023-01-30T15:35:00.000+11:002023-01-30T15:35:01.402+11:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijuqulKsyCdX7WsSK8YGgIuAopX9jfsINml3r_U-9Anj8FIKe2b-zq7ElUpuScW5WsHZkY2yyjhe5hzOVpI3mLeTfT6KkaqXlo4gvEEVpYYpwJnqo2GlM_Zu-s_FHpOXNLXO3Tt5ATcD_JxalOspeabp90UZU1ulfnFbxHsE3TOq9KHscyJg-uPEEJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="123" data-original-width="600" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijuqulKsyCdX7WsSK8YGgIuAopX9jfsINml3r_U-9Anj8FIKe2b-zq7ElUpuScW5WsHZkY2yyjhe5hzOVpI3mLeTfT6KkaqXlo4gvEEVpYYpwJnqo2GlM_Zu-s_FHpOXNLXO3Tt5ATcD_JxalOspeabp90UZU1ulfnFbxHsE3TOq9KHscyJg-uPEEJ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #58666b; font-family: roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 27.0833px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #315ba8; font-family: poppins, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">ABS acknowledges concerns about bias in Census religion question</h1></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #58666b; font-family: roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 27.0833px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">29 January 2023</div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #58666b; font-family: roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has acknowledged concerns about potential bias in the wording of the Census question on religion.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://consult.abs.gov.au/standards-and-classifications/2022-australian-standard-classification-of-religio/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #315ba8; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">In a statement on its website</a>, the ABS has listed the problematic wording of the religion question among key concerns raised during a public consultation held as part of a review of the census questions.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The website notes that, from 193 submissions by individuals and organisations, feedback included: “Concerns about potential bias in the question wording because it assumes a person is affiliated with a religion.”</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">In November, the coalition of community organisations behind the <a href="https://censusnoreligion.org.au/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #315ba8; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Census21 – Not Religious?</a> campaign <a href="https://censusnoreligion.org.au/media-release-census21-not-religious-campaign-urges-australian-bureau-of-statistics-to-fix-problems-in-religion-question/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #315ba8; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">urged the ABS to fix the problems in the religion question</a> as part of a submission to the review.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The campaign recommended, as its top priority, that the ABS re-word the current question – “What is the person’s religion?” – to remove the loaded bias that assumed each respondent had a religion.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The campaign said that, at a minimum, the ABS should reword the question and insert ‘if any’ at the end to make the question: “What religion does the person belong to, if any?” However, the preferred approach would be to use a two-part question: a) “Does the person have a religion?” b) “What is the person’s religion?”</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">In its response to the public consultation, the ABS said it would present proposed changes, including to the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG) and the Religious Affiliation Standard (RAS), by mid-2023.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Michael Dove, spokesperson for the Census21 – Not Religious? campaign, said it was important for the ABS to listen to the concerns raised about the religion question to ensure more accurate data in future.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“The response to the consultation has sent a clear message to the Australian Bureau of Statistics that it should fix the religion question. The biased nature of the questions is obvious, and it is continuing to produce inaccurate data,” he said.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“In assuming that all respondents have a religion, the current question leads to a result that greatly overstates the religious affiliation of Australians. While almost 40 per cent of Australians told the 2021 Census they were not religious, we believe the real figure would be over 50 per cent already.</p><p style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“As governments rely on the Census data to inform policy-making and the allocation of public funds, it’s time for the ABS to fix the fundamental problems with the religion question.”</p></div></div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-10227100148141015322022-06-29T19:47:00.003+10:002022-06-29T19:52:26.856+10:00Non Religion by numbers - Census 2021<div><br /></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white;">Religious affiliation, Count of persons for 1996, 2016 and 2021(a)</span></div><div><table style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: none; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; width: 675.203px;"><thead style="background: none; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(68, 68, 68); border-top: 1px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"><th style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem; text-align: left;"> </th><th style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem; text-align: left;">1996</th><th style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem; text-align: left;">2016</th><th style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem; text-align: left;">2021</th></tr></thead><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="background: rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.2); box-sizing: border-box;"><th style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem; text-align: left;">Christian</th><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">12,582,764</td><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">12,201,600</td><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">11,148,814</td></tr><tr style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"><th style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem; text-align: left;">Other religions(b)</th><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">652,218</td><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">1,920,835</td><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">2,538,587</td></tr><tr style="background: rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.2); box-sizing: border-box;"><th style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem; text-align: left;">No Religion(c)</th><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">2,948,888</td><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">7,040,717</td><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">9,886,957</td></tr><tr style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"><th style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem; text-align: left;">Total</th><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">17,752,829</td><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">23,401,892</td><td style="background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0.25rem 1rem;">25,422,788</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; max-width: 65rem;">(a) Based on place of usual residence. Excludes overseas visitors.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; max-width: 65rem;">(b) Other religions includes Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and other religions.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; max-width: 65rem;">(c) No religion includes Secular Beliefs (e.g. Atheism) and Other Spiritual Beliefs (e.g. New Age). In 2016 the order of the response categories changed on the Census form, no religion was moved to the first response. This may result in higher responses reported for the 'No religion' category.</p></div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-7855297647050144192022-06-28T19:52:00.002+10:002022-06-28T19:52:31.658+10:00Breaking news:
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Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Christian lobby groups push major parties to support unamended religious discrimination bill</div></div><div class="css-9g571g" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; fill: rgb(199, 0, 0); font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><svg height="24" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="24"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path class="rich-link__arrow-icon" d="m12 0c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12 0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12 6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12 0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12m.21 19l-.637-.668 4.888-6.326h-11.465v-1.01h11.465l-4.888-6.333.637-.668 6.79 7.158v.685l-6.79 7.157"></path></g></svg><div class="dcr-dobi02" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: "GH Guardian Headline", "Guardian Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 30px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: top;">Read more</div></div></div></a></div></div></gu-island></figure><p class="dcr-xry7m2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">Schools are currently required to hire chaplains with an affiliation to a recognised religion. Although the program bans proselytising, secular groups, <a data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/09/school-chaplain-programs-247m-budget-extension-rejected-by-teachers-union" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c70000; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the teachers union</a> and whistleblowers have said it <a data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/09/schools-chaplaincy-provider-bans-cohabitation-and-sexually-intrusive-behaviour-in-staffs-private-life" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c70000; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">gives religion a foothold in schools</a> to recruit students to church groups and speak about religion, if asked.</p><p class="dcr-xry7m2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">Clare <a data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7780960/schools-choice-labor-to-put-secular-back-into-chaplaincy-program/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c70000; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">told the Canberra Times</a>: “I’ll work with the state and territory education ministers on these changes over the next few months so that it’s ready to go for when school starts next year.”</p><p class="dcr-xry7m2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">“I don’t think this is controversial. I think this is common sense,” he was reported as saying. “We want qualified people to be doing this sort of work.”</p><p class="dcr-xry7m2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">Tudge said that Labor is “well aware that schools will come under pressure from activists not to employ chaplains, regardless of how effective they have been”.</p><p class="dcr-xry7m2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">“Labor has always resisted the schools chaplains program. 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padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"></div><p class="dcr-xry7m2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">“It is also deeply worrying that many chaplains are sourced from religious organisations which may have a long history of opposing LGBTQ+ equality and which have condemned homosexuality and transgender identity as wrong and sinful.”</p><p class="dcr-xry7m2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">Independent MP Bob Katter said Christians were “under attack” and it was “shameful … to see the Labor movement, which was effectively founded by a heavyweight Catholics’ movement, to be turning viciously on their own in passing a non-Christian regime upon Australia”.</p><p class="dcr-xry7m2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">In April <a data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/09/schools-chaplaincy-provider-bans-cohabitation-and-sexually-intrusive-behaviour-in-staffs-private-life" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c70000; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Guardian Australia revealed</a> the nation’s second-biggest schools chaplaincy provider imposes a code that discriminates against staff based on relationship status and sexual conduct, banning “cohabitation” and “sexually intrusive” behaviour.</p></div></div></div></div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-4236376780907527682022-05-31T09:24:00.002+10:002022-05-31T09:24:20.160+10:00<p> Quoting from the SMH:</p><p>https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/liberals-discussed-dumping-morrison-in-coalition-s-final-months-20220524-p5ao0z.html</p><p>was the following statement:</p><p><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #0a1633;">Internal party polling provided to </span><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a1633; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">T</em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a1633; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">he Age</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #0a1633;"> and </span><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a1633; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Herald</em></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #0a1633;"><b> show the collapse of the Liberal vote in seats that turned teal was precipitated by</b> four key events in the final months of the Morrison government; the return of Barnaby Joyce as Nationals leader, the Glasgow climate conference, the Christmas holiday chaos caused by the Omicron outbreak and <b>the decision to push ahead with religious discrimination legislation.</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0a1633;"><b>At Sydney Atheists, we hope to see the end of this divisive bill.</b></span></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-1769893751913772792022-02-07T12:11:00.002+11:002022-02-07T12:11:41.127+11:00<p> From the Sydney Morning Herald</p><p>https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/conservatives-have-overplayed-their-hand-on-religious-freedom-bill-20220206-p59u6c.html</p><li class="_3wukJ" data-testid="category" style="background-color: #f4f5f7; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a1633; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: calc(58.275% - 13.3333px);"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="_1665V _2q-Vk" data-testid="body-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The long-running debate over the Coalition’s religious freedom bill has been turned upside down in the past week after the federal government made a significant concession to the LGBTQI community.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prime Minister Scott Morrison was hoping to use the bill, expected to come to a vote in Parliament in the next two weeks, in his pitch to religious voters at the next election and as a wedge issue against Labor.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The bill, in theory, offers the same protection from discrimination on the basis of religion as already applies to gender, sexuality and race.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But things went awry last week because of a deep split between the religious right faction in the Coalition and <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/moderate-liberals-still-concerned-about-religious-freedom-laws-despite-pm-s-push-20220204-p59ty5.html" style="border-bottom-color: rgba(9, 109, 210, 0.4); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #096dd2; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">progressives including Dave Sharma, Angie Bell, Katie Allen and Trent Zimmerman</a>, who are concerned that the bill would encourage religious institutions who want to persecute or expel LGBTQI students.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr Morrison kept the progressives at bay when he first proposed the idea by promising to ban such persecution of LGBTQI students at schools through amendments to a different piece of legislation, the Sex Discrimination Act. But then he muddied the waters by adding the caveat that protection for LGBTQI kids would have to wait until next year.</p></div><div class="_1lC_G" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="_1665V _2q-Vk" data-testid="body-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The delay made many suspicious about the government’s level of commitment to honouring the promise.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Coalition’s ambiguous position became untenable after it came to light that Citipointe Christian College, a religious school in Queensland, had sent prospective staff and parents a <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/frontline-faith-college-principal-has-railed-against-gay-rights-for-25-years-20220204-p59tud.html" style="border-bottom-color: rgba(9, 109, 210, 0.4); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #096dd2; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">contract insisting students denounce homosexuality</a> and asking them to agree to specific gender roles.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The scandal confirmed the fears of those who believed the religious freedom bill would give a green light to homophobic schools. Providing they publish a written document like Citipointe’s outlining their discriminatory policies, the bill says many religious organisations including schools will be free to discriminate against LGBTQI employees, students or clients and indeed against people of other religions.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/key-conservative-casts-doubt-on-pm-s-plan-to-protect-lgbtiq-students-20220204-p59trx.html" style="border-bottom-color: rgba(9, 109, 210, 0.4); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #096dd2; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr Morrison tried to put out that fire</a> by promising to pass the bill protecting LGBTQI students before the election. But not even everyone in his own cabinet agreed. Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General Amanda Stoker, a conservative, said she could not “swear in blood” that the changes would be passed.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The politics are now finely balanced. Despite some misgivings, the ALP seems inclined to pass the religious freedom bill to avoid a fight on the government’s turf. But religious groups have overplayed their hand by pushing for a bill that has highlighted the freedom to discriminate against LGBTQI people, which religious organisations already enjoy under existing laws.</p></div></div></div></section><div class="_1FVfK" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #232323; font-family: "PT Sans", "Trebuchet MS", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><section class="vPaWe" data-testid="article-body-bottom" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #232323; display: flex; font-family: "PT Sans", "Trebuchet MS", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="_1ysFk" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #0a1633; flex-direction: row-reverse; float: left; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 1.125rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.77778; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: calc(8.325% - 29.3333px + 32px) !important; margin-right: 32px; margin-top: 0px; order: 0; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: calc(58.275% - 13.3333px);"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="_1665V _2q-Vk" data-testid="body-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Herald</em> welcomes Mr Morrison’s pledge to protect LGBTQI students from persecution in this term of Parliament. Religious schools, which receive copious government funds, must not be allowed to expel or harass their students simply because of who they are. On the question of how these schools deal with staff, we have argued before that where staff are engaged in active teaching of religious precepts, the school can argue the need to assert the precepts of their faith, but that maths, English or physical education teachers should face no such discrimination.</p><div class="ymInT noPrint _3by58" data-testid="related-story" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(215, 219, 227); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-radius: 0px; border-right: none; border-top: 3px solid rgb(10, 22, 51); box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 8px 0px 32px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; width: calc(42.8143% - 18.2857px);"><h2 class="_21cvO" data-testid="related-story-heading" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As for the religious freedom bill, it has been rushed with minimal consultation and it should be reconsidered. While the goal of protecting religion is worthy, the current bill gets the balance wrong by giving too much protection to religious zealots to engage in bigotry.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To take one example, it restricts professional qualifying bodies such as doctors and nurses associations when they try to set binding standards on how their religious members behave towards LGBTQI people or people of other religions. A joint parliamentary human rights committee inquiry was told this could interfere with the provision of health care.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The bill in its current form could stir up a wave of litigation, sow confusion between federal and state anti-discrimination laws and exacerbate community tensions.</p></div><div class="_1lC_G" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="_1665V _2q-Vk" data-testid="body-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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SaBs AGC IUNH Tell your MP to reject the Religious Discrimination Bill # Dont DivideUs dontdivideus.com.au'" class="i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 datstx6m pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 k4urcfbm bixrwtb6" height="526" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://scontent.fsyd8-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/p526x296/273331963_10159300789240485_3258303713186427497_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=w9EQXFyoAKEAX8kFS8j&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyd8-1.fna&oh=00_AT-ScsJb1MOrQyuH8nlA8vLbwjm7jl4Za_hvbXMBmJ8Bow&oe=6203E0CF" style="border: 0px; height: 503.75px; inset: 0px; object-fit: cover; position: absolute; width: 503.75px;" width="526" /></div></div></div></div><div class="linmgsc8 opwvks06 i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--media-inner-border); border-top: 1px solid var(--media-inner-border); font-family: inherit; inset: 0px; pointer-events: none; position: absolute;"></div><div class="n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 b5wmifdl hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 c5ndavph art1omkt ot9fgl3s" data-visualcompletion="ignore" style="border-radius: inherit; font-family: inherit; inset: 0px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; transition-duration: var(--fds-duration-extra-extra-short-out); transition-property: opacity; transition-timing-function: var(--fds-animation-fade-out);"></div></a></div></div><div class="stjgntxs ni8dbmo4" style="font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden;"></div></div></div><div class="ecm0bbzt aglmviwh dati1w0a ihqw7lf3 def1xbws mkjtxrlb o9f14d3k hqeojc4l i1fnvgqd lhclo0ds btwxx1t3 j83agx80 l6v480f0 s1tcr66n bq4bzpyk" style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--divider); border-top: 1px solid var(--divider); display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; font-family: inherit; margin: -1px; padding: 4px 14px 16px 16px; place-content: flex-start space-between;"><div class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql l9j0dhe7 abiwlrkh p8dawk7l lzcic4wl" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-radius: inherit; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: none;" tabindex="0"><div class="n8tt0mok n1l5q3vz" style="font-family: inherit; margin-top: 12px; padding-right: 2px;"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v lrazzd5p oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">612</span></div><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn mdeji52x e9vueds3 j5wam9gi b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">People reached</span></div></div></div></div><div class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql l9j0dhe7 abiwlrkh p8dawk7l lzcic4wl" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-radius: inherit; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: none;" tabindex="0"><div class="n8tt0mok n1l5q3vz" style="font-family: inherit; margin-top: 12px; padding-right: 2px;"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v lrazzd5p oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">58</span></div><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn mdeji52x e9vueds3 j5wam9gi b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Engagements</span></div></div></div></div><div class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql l9j0dhe7 abiwlrkh p8dawk7l lzcic4wl" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-radius: inherit; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: none;" tabindex="0"><div class="n8tt0mok n1l5q3vz" style="font-family: inherit; margin-top: 12px; padding-right: 2px;"><div class="j83agx80" style="display: flex; font-family: inherit;"><div class="roh60bw9 dicw6rsg kady6ibp hop8lmos" style="font-family: inherit; margin: -2px 2px 2px -2px;"><i class="hu5pjgll luk0pkue" data-visualcompletion="css-img" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/y7/r/F-t-TWU4Ai-.png"); background-position: 0px -242px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; filter: var(--filter-negative); height: 16px; vertical-align: -0.25em; width: 16px;"></i></div><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v lrazzd5p oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span class="a8c37x1j ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7 ltmttdrg g0qnabr5" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; position: relative; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">-1.2x average</span></span></div><div class="aahdfvyu" style="font-family: inherit; margin-top: 4px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn iv3no6db e9vueds3 j5wam9gi b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span class="a8c37x1j ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7 ltmttdrg g0qnabr5 ojkyduve" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; 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display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Share</span></div></div><div class="n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 b5wmifdl hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 c5ndavph art1omkt ot9fgl3s rnr61an3" data-visualcompletion="ignore" style="background-color: var(--hover-overlay); border-radius: 4px; font-family: inherit; inset: 0px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; transition-duration: var(--fds-duration-extra-extra-short-out); transition-property: opacity; transition-timing-function: var(--fds-animation-fade-out);"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="cwj9ozl2 tvmbv18p" style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 4px;"></div></div></div></div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-64395741099935975832021-12-10T17:03:00.000+11:002021-12-10T17:03:07.215+11:00<p> Sydney Atheists' AGM was held at 9.00pm on Thursday 9th of December at the Agincourt Hotel.</p><p>The newly elected committee comprises:</p><p>President: Rob Rayment</p><p>Vice President: Steve Marton</p><p>Treasurer: Semih Ilhan</p><p>Secretary: Barabara Locmelis</p><p>Assistant Treasurer Pavel Krivitsky</p><div>Assistant Secretary: Nerissa Soh</div><div><br /></div><div>Public Officer: Mark Frew</div><div><br /></div><div>Committeeman without portfolio: Sam</div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-49573857599037081712021-08-06T13:51:00.004+10:002021-08-06T13:56:29.354+10:00<p>We are in the home stretch. The extreme right-wing media are misrepresenting and attacking our campaign, no doubt encouraged by the religious right. Our message is very clear:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWizgp5Bjj92zywC1qRLbXxdiUnDX05C8-elGofWZ1QDmqEmpqe9Mibae8rejQ_uLvENNB_FpNEhZk7UOiRPQ6BQElnntE_PIM48kSWp5-gb_vLup6wMtruO3RcvXcCmn8bzU9nI5XYwQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWizgp5Bjj92zywC1qRLbXxdiUnDX05C8-elGofWZ1QDmqEmpqe9Mibae8rejQ_uLvENNB_FpNEhZk7UOiRPQ6BQElnntE_PIM48kSWp5-gb_vLup6wMtruO3RcvXcCmn8bzU9nI5XYwQ/" width="240" /></a></div><br />If you would like to contribute to the campaign, hurry, Census Day is only four days away <a href="http://censusnoreligion.com.au">censusnoreligion.com.au</a><p><br /></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-58691676200017024002021-07-30T17:58:00.002+10:002021-07-30T17:59:08.575+10:00Andrew Denton on the census<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YbpdNg2Q2cQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="YbpdNg2Q2cQ"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-89798464100734416622021-07-23T08:25:00.002+10:002021-07-23T08:26:07.344+10:00<p> If religion is no longer part of your life, mark 'No religion' in the 2021 census.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_I19jlEKGUM" width="320" youtube-src-id="_I19jlEKGUM"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/079XIW9jHHU" width="320" youtube-src-id="079XIW9jHHU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For more, go to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://censusnoreligion.org.au/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="55" data-original-width="402" height="44" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkjpqznNwXBCvy475iNbXZwQ4Pe9vgjDcx_2RremmVvGn1TTibr6_NPDhCE8FwMNBchV8SznWzRJV6F6y6TRL_DBhitUjoFEZihAb9Y4luUofgWTwY_vsINzeZr8a8cS1IdGhT7H_9Tg/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-25633313263220669702021-07-22T17:38:00.007+10:002021-07-23T08:07:28.117+10:00<p> Regardless of what religion was in your past, if you are not religious now, mark 'No Religion' in the census.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ByAeGH-aikY" width="320" youtube-src-id="ByAeGH-aikY"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UMzKgScNNDk" width="320" youtube-src-id="UMzKgScNNDk"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N8xLeBfVN6k" width="320" youtube-src-id="N8xLeBfVN6k"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ix7j7S_t-6A" width="320" youtube-src-id="Ix7j7S_t-6A"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://censusnoreligion.org.au/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="55" data-original-width="402" height="44" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgno8VNzYh2t4D22vJKSwzNYliYCOa9vFBosbUbXwhbr7iQH1dJHwk9wfQgkjDFDDBifS531hAuCkhwCTCLXemssVnx9DKvAfhJ1sUkVu8Ie8CsumAkpwc5N4g-wyE_NUn5uwVR75vEnKI/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-66254567814976484422021-07-21T20:12:00.009+10:002021-07-22T17:35:54.967+10:00At the census, like Adam Spencer, if you're not religious, mark 'No religion'.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EeyqNzaKeU0" width="320" youtube-src-id="EeyqNzaKeU0"></iframe></div></div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-74259770084442165562021-06-30T06:30:00.014+10:002021-06-30T08:08:00.438+10:00If you don't go to the temple, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix7j7S_t-6A"><b>here</b></a>:
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border: 0px solid transparent; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: top; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: inherit;"><tr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: top;"><td align="left" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: inherit; padding: 10px; vertical-align: top; word-break: break-word;"><h1 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30.8px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: inherit;">How you can encourage others to mark 'No Religion'</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="x_u-row-container" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="x_u-row" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; min-width: 320px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 600px; word-break: break-word;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: table; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; 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border-collapse: collapse; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: top;"><td align="left" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: inherit; padding: 10px; vertical-align: top; word-break: break-word;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #505050; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the 10</span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of August, a census is being conducted to collect important data on the circumstances and attitudes of the Australian people. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px 8pt;"><span color="inherit" id="x_docs-internal-guid-aaf49c17-7fff-667e-a31d-46d01b431ad7" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px 8pt;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your friends and family will be asked if they hold religious beliefs, and it’s an important chance for them to think carefully about whether they still do.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="x_u-row-container" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="x_u-row" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; min-width: 320px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 600px;"><div class="x_u-col x_u-col-100" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: table-cell; font: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 320px; min-width: 600px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 600px;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 600px;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px solid transparent; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: top; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: inherit;"><tr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: top;"><td align="left" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: inherit; padding: 10px; vertical-align: top; word-break: break-word;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #505050; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px 8pt;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When </span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you're talking to them about marking ‘No Religion’ at census time, </span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here are </span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">five good reasons</span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> you may want to put forward. </span></p><ol style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: inherit;"><li dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s get it right</span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – The Australian Census is only held every five years and it collects important data on our nation. It’s critical that we get it right.</span></span></li><li dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fairness in public funding</span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – When religious organisations are attributed more support than they actually have, they receive an unfair amount of public funding.</span></span></li><li dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fairness in voice and influence</span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – Incorrect data also gives religious organisations a stronger voice and more influence than they actually deserve.</span></span></li><li dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s be honest</span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – Australians deserve honest answers about the views we hold towards religion.</span></span></li><li dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do it for yourself</span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 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font-size: 14px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px 8pt;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Also, why not help us further by sharing this email with your friends and family and asking them to sign up?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px 8pt;"><span color="inherit" id="x_docs-internal-guid-820d9ae3-7fff-277e-35de-77460260c854" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px 8pt;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you so much for your support. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px 8pt;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span color="inherit" id="x_docs-internal-guid-c616848f-7fff-08e3-e015-139b2e2f0aa2" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sydney Atheists and the Census - No Religion campaign team </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0pt 0px 8pt;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">PS - check back to the censusnoreligion.org.au website periodically to check out the latest additions</span></span></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-82029285145959900192021-06-10T13:41:00.002+10:002021-06-10T13:41:42.082+10:00Census 'No Religion'<p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>We need your help to get Census 2021 right.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><img class="CToWUd" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjra5Lw7htNvAhd9fHYdY63I2RftGnXTpPNOP9SsDPbWPBKxgozs4HH73pMBelU1Imqn6hCCRNQsaSZZuWZEUjhjRtYyCpwNIzwmNJYzyhUfFN0g-Si6wq46T6TIf3uKFt8fY-o7HTNmU0tHA0E1veuRxZ8Taf_Ktqc5cQjUQh3ST2nWD0otoJryQ=w450-h56" style="margin: 5px; max-height: 700px; max-width: 700px;" width="450" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dear Sydney Atheists</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">On the 10th of August, Australia will conduct a census to collect vital data about the circumstances and attitudes of the Australian people, including beliefs about religion.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Despite our close cultural similarities, just 30.1% of Australians marked ‘No Religion’ compared with 48.2% of New Zealanders.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This discrepancy may be because many Australians simply mark that they belong to a religion when in fact they no longer really practise or hold those religious beliefs. Census data is used by the government and other organisations to make important decisions.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Misrepresentation of religious belief in Australia means that religious organisations receive an unfairly high level of public funding.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">They are given a stronger voice and more influence in public affairs and the media than they actually deserve.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">That’s why we’re launching the Census 2021 – Not religious? Mark ‘No Religion’ campaign, and we’re proud to have Adam Spencer join us to encourage Australians to complete the Census in a way which truly reflects their beliefs.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you think it’s important that the religious beliefs of Australian’s are accurately represented, we invite you to join our campaign.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you would like to stop religious leaders interfering in the lives of others, we invite you to join our campaign.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The first step is to visit the website constructed by an array of freethought groups. The link is at the bottom of this email. At the website you can watch the campaign unfold. You can donate to the campaign through the 'donate' page.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you sign up to the campaign on the website, we’ll be in touch about how you can get involved and take action.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Together, let’s get Census 2021 right.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thank you for your support.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sydney Atheists and the rest of the 'The Census 2021 – No Religion campaign' team</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Click here: <span style="color: blue;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://meet.meetup.com/ls/click?upn%3DSDNnya-2FgLI6CfUa8do8ZdxPZmVU2mTSfPDUDGqPscJ-2FDqodxTkbB4nixbGA9-2FCP2Ob3u_aiMqNsaSs6jak5UAf1p9-2FUR6PDxlwSAAEAhApUrdsnB2FxIGs6G5pi692HibumdNDOfG-2FzFCA8Jhtrn94589upD6ZDzceABEd-2B-2F08Y3RL4T4j5W4oQU7v0qOK1ki8s8dkCTxFWDC0v0ZCKT1nloG45Q-2FAXouHVGN-2FIYODiBmvPpr80YCCsjvP-2B1oiFFDsl0jnIOYxhNC0gW5ktolsjrqEroKqGTUq0eQeAKWZsTBgqz4zI83QjBQ6xBrNigR5Br1tl8CdkBG2YeEF2AgvgolGBQZBfpNlSnCsulelp2wXc-2F9Hdu-2BNbJpEVBMK-2BwYof9diOcj3tUKwEpkSKIabDeTpeLCBhuDQ-2B5Uv8ZTxzwV94Gri2IpFp5RHZz1U2H340GQhaAPowvJgO1vF0DanzEaaJpQNCWkZfkLcMXSiFhvJJrP2uf433iGTbwRHVOVszAFdvX-2FHi2GxcKOtVjdWPNgXwa6nJ5js8RZIqQaD8B2iMnPprVfLZ-2BPfGB-2B4l9qF2VX5QP4Dm4yryqMmWVQOxzRSUtUtg-2BYNJbvalvkCh3F0v8aP3HqXdGL2pLk6XndVXVmw7II3q1Los1NlFHzDLVoLBnYanw6dyY9c9JukFyI3d-2FQ9epbj4urhnWnlnK9j5Ia&source=gmail&ust=1623377536377000&usg=AFQjCNHsk3SotWbJqOAEGXBRTpizLlsg8Q" fg_scanned="1" href="http://censusnoreligion.org.au" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">censusnoreligion.org.au</a></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKtCDmXmh1LxJhXLRjhM3wvKpGoj0QcF1eRSGeAQdmYlU-UtIUl90hsUVskdqIPKoo71xLsMoWMkd8TXDhvkUXPb_m33scSWSc2PqXR4K_Dd0mIUi4EfCwuW6qsE3Y94z9dWyYNt6euY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="45" data-original-width="360" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKtCDmXmh1LxJhXLRjhM3wvKpGoj0QcF1eRSGeAQdmYlU-UtIUl90hsUVskdqIPKoo71xLsMoWMkd8TXDhvkUXPb_m33scSWSc2PqXR4K_Dd0mIUi4EfCwuW6qsE3Y94z9dWyYNt6euY/w464-h58/image.png" width="464" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><br /></strong><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong><br /></strong></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-57307012489448409432020-11-15T07:43:00.005+11:002020-11-15T07:43:57.712+11:00Religious affiliation in the ADF<p>Religious affiliation of the Australian Defence Forces in 2019 quoted from the source: https://www.defence.gov.au/defencecensus/_Master/docs/Defence-Census-2019-Public-Report.pdf</p><p>Permanent ADF Members</p><p>Religion
Fifty-six per cent of ADF(P) members indicated they had no religious affiliation, up from 53% in 2015. There was
no noticeable difference in this regard across the Services. The most common religious affiliation was Christian
(40%), with another 2% of members nominating non-Christian religions, the most common of which were
Buddhism, Hinduism, Paganism, Islam, Sikhism and Judaism.</p><p>ADF Reserve Members</p><p>Religion
In contrast to the ADF(P), more ADF(R) members had a religious affiliation than did not, with 40% of ADF(R)
members indicating that they had no religious affiliation. More than half (56%) of ADF(R) members identified as
Christian; this was the case for 60% of Naval Reserve, 59% of Air Force Reserve and 54% of Army Reserve.
The other most commonly nominated religions were Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Paganism and
Judaism.</p><p>Defence Australian Public Servants</p><p>Overall, 39% of Defence APS employees had no religious affiliation. The proportion of those without religious
affiliation generally increased with classification: 35% for APS TR-4 employees, 39% for APS 5-6 employees,
42% for EL 1-2 employees, and 43% for SES 1-3 employees. Around two in five (42%) indicated that they did
have a religion or belong to a religious group, with the highest proportion (38%) identifying as being Christian.
Other commonly nominated religions were Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and Paganism.</p><p>ADF Reserve</p><p>In contrast to the ADF(P), more ADF(R) members had a religious affiliation than did not, with 40% of ADF(R)
members indicating that they had no religious affiliation. More than half (56%) of ADF(R) members identified as
Christian; this was the case for 60% of Naval Reserve, 59% of Air Force Reserve and 54% of Army Reserve.
The other most commonly nominated religions were Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Paganism and
Judaism.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Steve Martonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725949954745090047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472561581925269882.post-18120800468390240652020-07-12T06:19:00.001+10:002020-07-12T06:19:25.111+10:00<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="x_templateContainer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #f0f0f0; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px none; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; max-width: 600px !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">
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In the United States, a group of Christian Nationalists, calling themselves <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" fg_scanned="1" href="https://dontdivideus.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=347d0ce3251162680ab117f44&id=ab872eb0ed&e=1aa43f3e35" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #0957a7; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Project Blitz</a></strong>, is coordinating an effort to inject religion into public education, attack reproductive healthcare, and undermine LGBTQI equality using a distorted definition of “religious freedom.”<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />To achieve this, the <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Project Blitz</strong> campaign arms state-level politicians with model bills, proclamations and talking points through its legislative guides.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />Their campaign pumps out as many bills as possible. Doing so overwhelms MPs and advocates and puts them on the defensive.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />Their tactic is to go for relatively innocuous bills at first – something like allowing car number plates with “In God We Trust” – to wear down resistance.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />Then, they go for more dangerous bills that undermine equality by allowing <a data-auth="NotApplicable" fg_scanned="1" href="https://dontdivideus.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=347d0ce3251162680ab117f44&id=da79dec680&e=1aa43f3e35" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #0957a7; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">discrimination in child welfare</a> and <a data-auth="NotApplicable" fg_scanned="1" href="https://dontdivideus.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=347d0ce3251162680ab117f44&id=e0c64416ec&e=1aa43f3e35" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #0957a7; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">religious refusals in health care</a>.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />So far <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Project Blitz</strong> has been the driving force behind more than 300 proposed bills in US state parliaments, and they’ve had 33 passed so far.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Think it couldn’t happen here?</strong><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />Think again. In Australia, a group called <a data-auth="NotApplicable" fg_scanned="1" href="https://dontdivideus.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=347d0ce3251162680ab117f44&id=5d9d6bac9a&e=1aa43f3e35" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #0957a7; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Freedom for Faith</strong></a> is seeking to “ensure religious freedom (is) protected and promoted in Australia.”<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />Referring to themselves as a “Christian legal think tank”, the group regularly holds conferences on how to enshrine “religious freedom” into State and Federal law and they’ve been undertaking extensive lobbying activity in relation to the Morrison government’s <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Religious Discrimination</em> Bill.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />Groups like <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Freedom for Faith</strong> and many others are well organised and well resourced. They’re determined to see the divisive <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Religious Discrimination</em> Bill become Australian law and unless they’re met with strong opposition, they may just succeed.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />That’s why we need your support.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />We need to grow the supporter base of our campaign so we’re strong enough to oppose the <em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Religious Discrimination</em> Bill when it returns to Federal Parliament.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />Here's how you can help.</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">Some Australians make it big overseas. Think Ken Ham, founder of</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; line-height: inherit;">Answers in Genesis</em><span style="background-color: transparent;">, a creationist organisation that operates The Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter in the US. Think Rupert Murdoch. Think Brian Houston.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.6px;">Actually Brian Houston was born in New Zealand but his Hillsong empire began and continues in Sydney. It now operates branches in the US, the UK, Europe and Asia. With phenomenally successful music and media businesses under its belt, Hillsong pulls in around $100m a year, all tax free. This month, </span><span style="line-height: 19.6px;">Schwarz media's <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/JwE/ni0YAA/t.320/RHwLcSgvStenxWGc-hQMkg/h0/NQZAcjAVyW4ltrH9OWuVez5tTpzts-2FO92CUWSN1WV2NKNo-2FliRLtWH4-2FDnomFMPXv9AtwCEp4eYFBRRUofiXxdLPUgFNIwnvQvk1NOnZgliF4ArIBUvkQgySd-2F2v6bJ1AgEq-2FlKOuD3a8p6iNK7r7s42-2FQH9yM4cKsVZSlXNODvepv735FT6Unqqm5Kfe4SOsJmSnTYDMDRE66E1WrWfOq-2F3-2FjYgpyo1RM9wAJsHicJ1kT0NDPEDrkjS2dwUS1k3itEyvA-2FuIiUJUipcTlcp2WJVn9jBN9tkwZwEex2RQ3d-2BSiTlDlXH-2Bt44qytsQOolFNWVBRTDznsTtzzV6FuA-2FBbAfJQPV6EWLTEvmQNJuac-3D/yV3U&source=gmail&ust=1590360418427000&usg=AFQjCNEIscJMDgrO2KN4TpG6jiBoVV0l5A" fg_scanned="1" href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/JwE/ni0YAA/t.320/RHwLcSgvStenxWGc-hQMkg/h0/NQZAcjAVyW4ltrH9OWuVez5tTpzts-2FO92CUWSN1WV2NKNo-2FliRLtWH4-2FDnomFMPXv9AtwCEp4eYFBRRUofiXxdLPUgFNIwnvQvk1NOnZgliF4ArIBUvkQgySd-2F2v6bJ1AgEq-2FlKOuD3a8p6iNK7r7s42-2FQH9yM4cKsVZSlXNODvepv735FT6Unqqm5Kfe4SOsJmSnTYDMDRE66E1WrWfOq-2F3-2FjYgpyo1RM9wAJsHicJ1kT0NDPEDrkjS2dwUS1k3itEyvA-2FuIiUJUipcTlcp2WJVn9jBN9tkwZwEex2RQ3d-2BSiTlDlXH-2Bt44qytsQOolFNWVBRTDznsTtzzV6FuA-2FBbAfJQPV6EWLTEvmQNJuac-3D/yV3U" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc; line-height: inherit;" target="_blank">The Monthly</a> has a wonderfully evocative description of the ecstasy induced by one of Brian Houston's Hillsong extravaganzas ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.8px;">"Defining Brian Houston as a pastor is like calling Rupert Murdoch a newspaper publisher. Houston and Murdoch are two unprodigal sons from the lucky country who revolutionised their fathers’ vocations, fuelled by visions of a global empire that could shape the beliefs of those who consume their seductive products."</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.8px;">"The bells and whistles alone,” says [Lyle] Shelton, “are not enough. You can get that at a U2 concert. Combine that with the work of God. That supernatural dimension that can’t be explained in human terms. That to me is the X factor. That’s the real secret of their success."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.8px;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 16.8px;"><span style="line-height: 16.8px;">“What I am deeply concerned about,” [Kevin] Rudd tells me, “is the level of active business, political and theological manipulation by many of those in power, who know precisely what they are doing. ... </span></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 16.8px;">If you want to see the future that the Pentecostal movement seeks for Australia, then look at what happens under Trump’s America today.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.8px;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 16.8px;">"Houston’s relationship with the Morrisons left such a distinct impression that Scott acknowledged him as a personal mentor. 'Australia is not a secular country,” he said, shortly after name-dropping Houston. 'It is a free country. This is a nation where you have the freedom to follow any belief system you choose. Secularism is just one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.6px;">It's important to understand the psychology behind movements like the Pentecostalist Hillsong. Because among other things, they want to capture the hearts and minds of our youth. And turn them into proselytising evangelists for their cause, who see it as their God-given duty to infiltrate political parties and control public policy. As Kevin Rudd said, if you want to see the future for Australia under Pentecostalism, look to Trump's America.</span></div>
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These religious movements divide Australians into the true believers and the "yet-to-be-saved". They divide our schools and divide us as a nation. Don't let them divide us! Sign up to our campaign <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/JwE/ni0YAA/t.320/RHwLcSgvStenxWGc-hQMkg/h2/vj-2FBeaSIpJR6FtcnbVJGifpZBXCUGlqVd4pWUcHjDIAGBxdIrDAoLdDNYPtP6FafSyxtoESmkEOAaXbzfCdzSMG1sCzYFnwHq0o6Eskh1ZJeXdpyPTroUexOiDTU2RpQAlrIYk44JSgRbAiPud4N-2BYeo0-2BjS6a42oq7sweegswTIp2fuzDmVCycY-2BRvDRI4WCXCaVfN-2BrWskAnWSpZ5udDJCVioRs0JBrC-2BvVzJPLTbDKbwnJ0gMTuXD1En1-2BSU8l3NujkuZl95W4ery3CMmog-3D-3D/Yi7s&source=gmail&ust=1590360418427000&usg=AFQjCNE-Q27AshuZt7HknYj2n8XSZ_Ylag" fg_scanned="1" href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/JwE/ni0YAA/t.320/RHwLcSgvStenxWGc-hQMkg/h2/vj-2FBeaSIpJR6FtcnbVJGifpZBXCUGlqVd4pWUcHjDIAGBxdIrDAoLdDNYPtP6FafSyxtoESmkEOAaXbzfCdzSMG1sCzYFnwHq0o6Eskh1ZJeXdpyPTroUexOiDTU2RpQAlrIYk44JSgRbAiPud4N-2BYeo0-2BjS6a42oq7sweegswTIp2fuzDmVCycY-2BRvDRI4WCXCaVfN-2BrWskAnWSpZ5udDJCVioRs0JBrC-2BvVzJPLTbDKbwnJ0gMTuXD1En1-2BSU8l3NujkuZl95W4ery3CMmog-3D-3D/Yi7s" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc; line-height: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a>. And get at least one other to sign up too!</div>
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