Comments on: Religious schools able to turn away gay students and teachers under proposed law changes

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:27:57 +0000

Totally 100% agree Dave!

By: OzHuntsman

OzHuntsman — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 09:01:26 +0000

The pious looking photo of the Guardian’s Ruddock’s religious review, and the finger pointing of our Pentecostal PM in this report, are reason enough to be drawn to the conclusion that the gay community is going to lose the fight for freedom from right wing bias, even though the SSM referendum was overwhelmingly in favour of our rights to live our lives without religious persecution.
Lyle Shelton is another gay basher who needs to put in his place. I have no problem with him and his kin believing in a mythical god. They can believe in any god they want to invent, which is what they all do, as long as he and other religious nutters don’t heap their nonsense on those of us who happen to believe in science.

By: Ruxxy

Ruxxy — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:51:04 +0000

I can’t see many gay conservatives voting Liberal at the next election if these laws are put through still allowing Churches to discriminate against gay students and teachers. At this time they need every vote they can get. For that reason alone it could mean the difference between remaining in office or getting kicked out.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 00:56:27 +0000

It’s simply embarrassing for Australia’s religious communities that “religious freedom” seems to mean little more than picking on gay people.

Religion is important to many people. I was raised in a moderate Anglican household and attended a moderate Anglican church which seemed to me to be very non-judgemental and welcoming towards everybody. I wandered away and tick the atheist box these days but I don’t have bad memories of religion.

I don’t hate the idea of “religious freedom” but if it’s important to religious schools to have the right to insist that their teachers and students all live the religious lifestyle then it’s FUCKING INSANE that they pick on gay people but not divorcees, blasphemers, atheists, people of other religions, feminists and all the other sinners their religion has something to say about.

It’s an all or nothing situation. Either be entirely righteous or don’t be, but singling out gay people as the implication seems to be from this article is disgusting.