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By Kerry Miller, published 24/11/2008Christian Right follows Clive Hamilton's lessons in their push for Internet censorship.
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Do not mistake academic writings for power. There are many who write theory yet are ignored. he may privately entertain religious sensibilities or reasons to view them as allies (autralia institute patrons anyone?). Has the question ever been asked if he has possible affections for moral (likely religious) authority.
But it's the religious who have adopted this agenda and used it for government purposes, again as the article describes (see Family First and the history of Senator Brian Harradine and his advisor Melinda Tankard Reist-a contributor of OLO, who hides her religious Catholicism under a feminist guise).
I do not like the way this author dismisses the essential religious component. Without them Hamilton's essays would be nothing and ignored (though he is employed by the euphimistic Australia Institute** *), particularly in light of his earlier writings.
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** * Look at this gem, for example:
The Australia Institute was sued by David Jones for allegedly engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct: David Jones Ltd v The Australia Institute Ltd [2007] FCA 962. David Jones objected to a media release by the Australia Institute entitled "Corporate paedophilia – Sexualising children by advertising and marketing".
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I find it interesting (and not necessarily coincidental) that Clive Hamilton has been appointed Vice Chancellor at Charles Sturt University, which has many, many Christian connections.