Freedom of religion, the same as freedom of speech are
both subject to limitations as prescribed by law and
are necessary to protect public safety, order, health,
and the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.

Few rights and freedoms are absolute.

And, that is as it should be. There are many cults, and
many beliefs. However, we do need to have laws that all
should be required to abide by. Especially in the case of
doing harm to others.

However, I'm not sure what the laws are regarding
certain issues. For example, regarding female genital
mutilation (FGM). Is it a religious belief or a
cultural one? I believe that FGM is illegal in
Australia - but this may change with people coming
into this country - from countries where this is
acceptable. Also what about male circumcision? This
is allowed.

Then there's a question of child brides? And the list goes on.

Controversy will be with us for some time yet. It all needs
to be worked on and laws passed in parliament at the federal
and state levels. Doctors may be conflicted on some of
these issues.

Conflict of ethnicities and cultures. Good fences make good neighbours - and everyone can do what they want.

And poor old NathanJ taking his emotional prompts from the ABC. Grow some maturity and think for yourself.

As a comparison to the ABC’s slant on life, reflect on the fact that total one sided view of religion invariably focuses on the evils of Christianity. This diatribe is just more evidence.

Reflect for a few seconds on the catastrophic evils of the mad and totally insane cult of Islam.
Why not instead, weep for the total waste and loss of life initiated by this cult which is now wiping out Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and other adherents of the madness of Islam world wide.

And as a little closer to home aside, New Orleans , where the Islamic “cult” following lunatics slaughtered fifteen ( at last count) innocent and uninvolved new years revellers.

It would be a great day in history if ever the cultish ABC was eliminated; that would be an event with many positives.

A problem of truth is government are allowed to do stupid things.
Posted by Canem Malum,

A veridical paradox of truth (and Government) viz: The more things change, the more things stay the same.

The problem of freedom:

In our Democracy, the challenge to freedom is exampled by the chorus of virtuosity beaming out 24/7 from the ABC, and the adherents to the cult that wish to impose its “ABC think” on the rest of us.

Great Job NathanJ.
I give you full merit points for raising this topic.

Until the world faces up the to uncomfortable issues it's never going to change and will remain in the hands of fools, like some advertising their foolishness on this thread.

The answer to all the shiddy religions, is 'ethics'.
Which can rise above dogma and doctrine.

Everyone has the right to live however they choose so long as they don't harm others.
If you harm others, then you should automatically expect criticism, because everyone has an obligation to themselves to defend against the harm caused by others.

It's not the narrow-minded 'ethics' that the woke progressives preach;
That's just another shiddy religion creating another set of shiddy problems.
Whack a mole. Try fixing one problem, create two more.

And it's not the flawed one-eyed 'ethics' that the religious themselves preach, (when they're turning a blind eye to genocide)
- Because if that was all it was stacked up to be, we wouldn't have the problems in the first place.

'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'.
'Whatever you do unto the least of thee, you do unto me'.

The rest may have limited value, except turning peoples minds into mashed potato or scrambled eggs.

Stop being neanderthals, grow up and think for yourselves.
Most people have a conscience, yet not all of them use it.