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When freedom of religion becomes bullying : Comments

By Dan Haesler, published 3/5/2012

The federal government could be complicit in the institutionalised bullying of GLBT children and adults across Australia.

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Gay people are now viewed as heroes in pop culture, by academics, and by mainstream media, e.g. the lesbian contestant in Biggest Loser is presented as the woman all young girls should want to be when they grow up. Lady Gaga is very supoortive of gays, as is the show Glee and almost every popular TV show or movie includes gays that are portrayed as the 'ideal' person. Gays are given discounts on motels and restaurants, and also favoured over straights in recruitment.

But it's outrageous to say that non-Christians should teach Christian kids about the Bible/ ethics/ morals/ values at a Christian school. The US Supreme Court recently ruled 9-0 that the State has absolutely no right to go anywhere near the Church when it comes to the hiring of staff. Does Australia want to join China and North Korea as the only countries that oppress religious freedom in this way?
Posted by progressive pat, Thursday, 3 May 2012 10:00:29 AM
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The proponents of religion have had a free ride for far too long. They have been given unfettered access to children who they brainwash relentlessly.

It is time children were protected from their parents and religious institutions until they are in their mid-teens when they have sufficient maturity to consider the matter.

Children should also be protected from the more extreme views of gays and lesbians too until they are of an age to properly consider the implications and ramifications of such things.

Children should be treated as children and not as pawns in adult games!

http://www.dangerouscreation.com
Posted by David G, Thursday, 3 May 2012 10:28:57 AM
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An excellent article. It displays the sort of rational and liberal thinking that those of the religious right are incapable of when making moral judgements based on an often immoral belief system. The author has highlighted their bigotry and hypocrisy.
Posted by Neil of Ipswich, Thursday, 3 May 2012 11:19:13 AM
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We stand almost alone as the only democracy without a bill of human rights. The problems for so-called "Christian" schools has been the horrendous level of child sex abuse it has almost routinely covered up, with the offenders simply "FORGIVEN" and moved to another school district, often time and again? Where they then re-offend again and again?
If we applied today's "Christian" judgemental attitudes to Jesus, we would almost certainly exclude him as well; given he seemed to associate with; and or, prefer the almost exclusive company of males, which likely would have branded him as gay?
One can study his teachings for a lifetime; and nowhere can one find in either word, deed or example, where he has advocated either celibacy or gay bashing.
In fact, he reportedly said, let he who is without sin cast the first stone!
Irrefutable solid science informs us that different sexual orientation, obvious throughout nature, is created in the womb rather than through any element of choice. There are none so blind---
Gays could confound this patent and other discriminations, by conspiring to join up as seeming hetro couples, all while living essential, if very discreet, separate sexual lives. Perhaps in duplexes, with a connecting door?
And then applying for private school teaching jobs, in-vitro outcomes or adoption etc/etc?
I believe that any church and or religious school simply doesn't have any self appointed right whatsoever; to enquire into their employees sexual orientation; bedroom activities or athletics; or discriminate against difference, least they repeat history and persecute or crucify the gentlest, most caring and kindest amongst us.
Whatever you do to the least among you, you also do to me!
It would make a very nice and extremely overdue change, if the eternally moralising puritanical hypocrites finally started practising what they preach?
And wouldn't that be a very pleasant and extremely long overdue change! Rhrosty.
Posted by Rhrosty, Thursday, 3 May 2012 11:26:57 AM
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I am so fed up with minorities taking on Christianity, as though it were the source of all oppression and injustice.

Organised religion is by definition prescriptive and discriminating; and the biggest, baddest religion of all is Islam.

The day I see one of these minority groups take on Islam I'll take them seriously. Until then they are just cowards and hypocrites.
Posted by cohenite, Thursday, 3 May 2012 11:34:44 AM
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I know that it is futile to argue with people like Progressive Pat, but just for the record I will say this. Homosexuality is something you are born with. You can't be brainwashed into becoming homosexual. If Pat thinks that young heterosexual males and females, with hormones raging, are going to abandon their desire for members of the opposite sex just because they've seen some homosexuals on TV then he/she has got rocks in his/her head.

As for churches being able to employ whoever they want, I will consider that when they no longer receive massive tax breaks and large amounts of public monies to run their schools.
Posted by Neil of Ipswich, Thursday, 3 May 2012 11:54:50 AM
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