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James Higgs
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Professional amateur. Amateur professional.
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The difference between a private prayer and a communal prayer in parliament: are people religious, or is parliament religious? In a secular country, our government should not be taking part in sectarian religious rituals. #auspol
Should there be daily Christian prayers in Parliament?

Or a more inclusive moment of silent reflection?

#AusPol
🎧 On ABC radio last week, Georgie Purcell urged the Victorian Parliament to follow the lead of the ACT Legislative Assembly and replace daily Christian prayers with a moment of silent reflection. Read more: rationalist.com.au/allan-govern...
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August 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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The houses of the new federal parliament have continued with the divisive practice of imposing daily acts of Christian worship, showing disregard for the fundamental rights of non-religious people & non-Christians, & for Australia’s international commitments to freedom of religion & belief.
#auspol
July 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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"The election campaign was fraught … with more mysterious front groups emerging to push talking points that official actors were not prepared to utter themselves. Perhaps most worrying was the growing activity by religious actors." #auspol
https://bit.ly/202505-extremism
Tackling Christian extremism in Australian politics
The election campaign was fraught. Reports of violent interactions at booths have circulated in recent polls.
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May 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I read the Bible story of Adam and was disappointed to find it wasn’t in the first person.
March 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Following Peter Dutton's declaration that a Coalition government would demand “education not indoctrination” in schools, we have called on the him to support the removal of religious indoctrination, including scripture programs, from Australian classrooms: rationalist.com.au/rsa-calls-on...
#auspol
RSA calls on Opposition Leader to support removing religious indoctrination from schools | Rationalist Society of Australia
The Rationalist Society of Australia has called on the Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, to support the removal of religious indoctrination, including scripture programs, from Australian classro...
rationalist.com.au
January 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Non-religious students who are bullied because they do not participate in the Special Religious Education program in New South Wales’ public schools can report these incidents to the state's new Religious Intolerance Helpline. Read more: rationalist.com.au/non-religiou...
#NSWpol
Non-religious students encouraged to use New South Wales’ new ‘religious intolerance’ helpline | Rationalist Society of Australia
Non-religious students who are bullied because they do not participate in the Special Religious Education (SRE) program in New South Wales’ public schools can report these incidents to the Religious I...
rationalist.com.au
January 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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This might interest you. Blog post re the depiction of the nativity.

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December 29, 2024 at 12:24 AM