An alliance of the nation’s most senior spiritual leaders is warning the future of religious education is under threat and that their schools will not be allowed to choose teachers who share the same faith under proposed anti-discrimination reforms. The
Anthony Albanese faces a potential political bushfire involving millions of school students and their parents, courtesy of an aggressively progressive Law Reform Commission proposal. The proposition is aimed at restricting the right of faith-based schools to employ teachers sympathetic to
In 1875, American President Ulysses S. Grant, declared: “Let us all labor to add all needful guarantees for the security of free thought, free speech, a free press.” But today the left seems to have free speech in the western
Humza Yousaf has won the race to become Scotland’s new leader, its youngest and first from a minority ethnic background, charged with reviving a faltering independence movement after Nicola Sturgeon’s long tenure. Mr Yousaf emerged victorious with 52% of Scottish
Over 100 students at a New Hampshire school staged a walkout following the school board’s decision to cover up urinals and restrict access to shared spaces in locker rooms amid parents’ outrage over a policy allowing trans-identified students to use
The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised political attempts to “force same-sex marriage” in the Church of England. Speaking at the Anglican Consultative Meeting in Ghana, Most Rev Justin Welby told over 110 Anglican leaders he was twice asked to attend
Thousands of world leaders, activists, lawmakers, and more descended on Washington recently with the goal of shining a spotlight on those being persecuted for their faith. They’re a part of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit, which was created to
Nearly 500 churches have been destroyed during the first year of the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian Institute for Religious Freedom has revealed that many other sacred places have also been damaged or destroyed. The number of religious buildings damaged has
More than 500 churches across Texas are no longer affiliated with the United Methodist (UMC) denomination. Many of them are in the Houston area. While pastors admit the decision to leave has not been easy, they felt it necessary for
Being Both Inclusive and Exclusive Our society is focusing on being inclusive. Australia is a nation which has learnt to cope with differences and even welcomes them. We have learnt to be much more inclusive than we used to be.
