{"id":9351,"date":"2019-09-01T22:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T05:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9351"},"modified":"2019-09-03T22:39:04","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T05:39:04","slug":"coalitions-religious-discrimination-bill-goes-far-but-not-far-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9351","title":{"rendered":"Coalition\u2019s religious discrimination bill goes far, but not far enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reproduced with permission<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xavier Symons*<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n It is no surprise that the Religious Discrimination Bill<\/a> <\/em>is being criticised as too strong by aggressive secularists and too weak by people of faith. Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter describes the bill as a “shield against discrimination”, not a sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n The fundamental point is that this is not a religious freedom bill. It is a religious discrimination bill with a narrow focus on a very specific set of issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It characterises religious belief as a “protected attribute” of individuals akin to age, sex or sexual orientation. This is unlikely to satisfy many religious stakeholders who believe that religion is a positive good, not just for individuals (like sexual orientation), but also for communities. . . [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sydney Morning Herald Reproduced with permission Xavier Symons* It is no surprise that the Religious Discrimination Bill is being criticised as too strong by aggressive secularists and too weak by people of faith. Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter describes the bill as a “shield against discrimination”, not a sword. 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