Monthly Archive: November 2017
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen discussing religion, there is a crucial need to distinguish between religion as a religious instutution, and religion as the religious beliefs, practices and values of individuals. Our democratic society should no longer offer...
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany, if not most Americans treat their constitutional ‘right to bear arms’ as a fundamental aspect of their identity. This right is to be found in the second amendment of the US Constitution, which...
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne or two observations on the far right’s Patterson Bill. Service providers (who are not a religious institution) are currently not exempt from anti-discrimination laws regarding discrimination on the grounds of sexuality or sexual...
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuite rightly we are opposed to the enactment of any same sex marriage law that would allow discrimination by anyone other than religious organisations and ministers of religion who do not accept same sex...
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, views expressed online have been sharply divided on the issue of whether parliamentarians should represent the predominant views of their constituents, or put forward their own views on the issue of same sex...
Reading Time: 3 minutesImposing financial penalties on parliamentarians who sit in parliament whilst disqualified appeals to many of us, but I suspect that few are aware that it is a viable option. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT...
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn the hope of providing some clarity to an issue that is becoming increasingly murky, politicised and more than likely to decide the fate of the Prime Minister if not the government, I set...