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2012 December 08 Archives - News Weekly

Issue 2012 December 08

Articles in this issue:

  • NATIONAL AFFAIRS: New anti-discrimination bill threatens religious freedom
  • LETTERS

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    NATIONAL AFFAIRS: New anti-discrimination bill threatens religious freedom

    Patrick J. ByrneDec 8, 20125 min read

    A new federal anti-discrimination bill will place the onus of proof on those accused of discrimination, restrict religious freedoms and may require political parties to employ people from opposing political camps. The draft Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 has just been released for comment. Submissions to an inquiry on the bill by the Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee are due by…

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    LETTERS

    Editorial TeamDec 8, 20124 min read

    The greatest danger to society Sir, Many non-religious people today think they can find happiness by deciding what is right and wrong themselves (relativism) and protest that Christians want “to impose their morality” on them. But the greatest danger to society is not from Christian beliefs, which have given us our freedom and rights, but from secular atheistic beliefs which will not tolerate…

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