If anything this election has put some meaning back into australian politics.
David F,
As for accept people from any and no religious background. No-one will give you an argument on that one except those from such background. Tell me one person that has been turned back on religious ground ? People are being turned back on grounds of behaviour & lack of I.d. & lack of proof that they are genuine. I couldn't give a hoot if I every religion in the world represented in my neighbourhood. Where I would object is if churches & mosques were build all over the place & if my mornings were disrupted by religious noise & religious followers traffic & parking all over my suburb.
Religion as stupid a by-product of superstition it is, it is not consequential in any way to daily life. Where it is full of problems when it interferes in others' lives' & this is what religion does. It is a troublesome interference & socially divisive superstition. It has nothing whatsoever to do with what it preaches. How much mor evidence do you need ?

individual wrote: "Religion as stupid a by-product of superstition it is, it is not consequential in any way to daily life. Where it is full of problems when it interferes in others' lives' & this is what religion does. It is a troublesome interference & socially divisive superstition. It has nothing whatsoever to do with what it preaches. How much mor evidence do you need ?"

Dear individual,

In light of what you wrote do you favour getting rid of chaplains in the public schools and government subsidies to non-public schools? I think it would be a good thing.

However, I can't see either Labor or the Libs doing it. Kevin Rudd was responsible for getting chaplains into the public schools. He started the program in Queensland, and Howard made it national. Cutting back subsidies to Catholic schools would disturb Abbott's buddy, Pell.

I do not think it should be the business of government to tell people they cannot have their superstitions. It should not be the business of government to finance them either.

Financing religion seems to me violating Section 116 of the Australian Constitution which says:

The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.

It is imposing a religious observance to use our taxes to promote any religion.

david f,
Yep !