Tag: Religious Freedom
Work in wokeness
The Perrottet Government needs to “grow a backbone” and follow through on NSW religious discrimination laws now that the Federal bill has failed ...
Monica Doumit: We follow Problem Jesus, not opinion polls
In order to keep abreast of everything I need to know in the news, I subscribe to a news clipping service for articles and...
Religious freedom: we are all brothers
Religious communities in Australia face many challenges. Persecution, thankfully, is not one of them.
At the end of January, the international Christian NGO Open Doors...
Religious freedom benefits all of us
For several years, I volunteered with the Capuchin Franciscan Friars’ coffee van ministry each Friday and Saturday night. A small group of ...
Catholics share in regret
Maronite Bishop Antoine Tarabay has told the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, that Catholics “share your disappointment” over the shelved Religious Discrimination Bill during a service in Adelaide for the Feast of St Maroun.
Has our PM let down people of faith?
As the Coalition prepares to fight for a fourth term, it’s clear some in its own ranks have forgotten who their genuine opposition is in the parliament
Freedom divide deepens
A second week of public hearings on the Morrison Government’s Religious Freedom Bill has seen Church representatives face increasingly sharp questions about Catholic schools’ treatment of LGBT teachers and students.
Vinnies’ empty federal box
My parents have been volunteers for the St Vincent de Paul Society for as long as I can remember. They help organise the parish “giving tree” each Christmas ...
Vinnies opposes bishops
The St Vincent de Paul Society has stridently opposed the Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill, stating protection for good faith ...
Monica Doumit: False narratives hide the activists’ agendas
Imagine you’re the principal of a Catholic primary school and you hire a young, male teacher named Jack for one of the infant classes. Jack performs well and passes his probation. You’re looking forward to working with him full-time.
Monica Doumit: Flip-flops signal a ditching of faith freedoms
A government in panic seems reluctant to do what it takes to protect Christians’ faith and rights Last week, I wrote that once the federal Religious Discrimination Bill is passed, there would be an immediate push to remove existing religious exemptions in anti-discrimination law. I said that activists would use an Australian Law Reform Commission […]
Discrimination Bill may unintentionally harm Christians, says Katter
A growing chorus of conservative dissatisfaction with the federal government’s Religious Discrimination Bill has gained another voice in Independent MP Bob Katter, who is...
