- 05 Feb 2019 11:54
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AFIK, Australians are free to practice any religious belief, as long as it doesn't harm or affect others. My family is C of E, but only my mum is a church-goer. I used to get dragged along, but now that I'm older, I refuse to go, and AFIK, my dad never goes. All that sounds like a recipe for family conflict but we all get along fine on that subject. We all respect each other's beliefs (or lack of belief) on the subject.
So why does our Prime Minister feel that religion needs protection at law, and that he has to introduce legislation to enable religious schools to exclude gay kids and gay teachers? Like what has anyone's sexuality have to do with religious beliefs, and what right has anyone to impose those beliefs on the rest of society?
I don't want to offend any religious people here, but surely religious beliefs are a personal thing, and there is no evidence that even such a thing as God exists. If we believe in God, that's our right, but surely we don't have the right to impose that belief on the rest of society (who may not share our beliefs)? If I still believed in Father Christmas, should I have the right to kick any of my fellow students out of school cos they no longer shared my belief in that myth?
I just wonder what people here (who know a lot more than I do,) think about this.
So why does our Prime Minister feel that religion needs protection at law, and that he has to introduce legislation to enable religious schools to exclude gay kids and gay teachers? Like what has anyone's sexuality have to do with religious beliefs, and what right has anyone to impose those beliefs on the rest of society?
I don't want to offend any religious people here, but surely religious beliefs are a personal thing, and there is no evidence that even such a thing as God exists. If we believe in God, that's our right, but surely we don't have the right to impose that belief on the rest of society (who may not share our beliefs)? If I still believed in Father Christmas, should I have the right to kick any of my fellow students out of school cos they no longer shared my belief in that myth?
I just wonder what people here (who know a lot more than I do,) think about this.
'Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.'
Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.'