Secularism Australia

We hosted the first Secularism Australia Conference in Sydney on 2 December 2023. Videos are available on our website. #SecularismAustralia #SecularismAU

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You can now watch the full recordings of speeches and panel sessions from the 2023 #SecularismAustralia Conference on our YouTube channel for free. Hear from our guest speakers on where we need to pursue secular reforms.
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Speaking on a panel at our conference, @maurie_mulheron, former president of NSW Teachers Federation, took aim at churches for embedding segregation and concentrations of disadvantage in Australia's education system. Watch the full conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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During a panel session at our conference, NSW upper house member @AbigailBoydMLC spoke about the opposition she has faced from religious colleagues in her push to remove Christian prayer rituals from parliament. Watch the full conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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Former MP @FionaHPatten told our conference that reforms in policy areas such as assisted dying and safe access zones around abortion clinics were proof of the diminishing power of conservative religious voices. Watch the full conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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While Australia has not yet embraced our own version of the “Orange Jesus”, it could happen one day, warned Dr @LeslieCannold in a speech at the Secularism Australia Conference on the rising threats to democracy. Watch the full conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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At our conference, Jack Galvin Waight, of the NSW @TeachersFed, presented on the mounting calls from the public education sector for Special Religious Education (#SRE) to be moved outside class time. Watch the full conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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At the #SecularismAustralia Conference, Councillor @vfranco6 spoke about his successful push to remove prayers from his local council meetings, and the opportunity for someone else to challenge such rituals in the courts. Watch the conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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Collin Acton, the Navy’s former Director-General of Chaplaincy, used his speech to the #SecularismAustralia Conference to make the compelling case for #secular reform of the Defence Force’s chaplaincy capability. Watch the conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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In his speech to our conference, Senator @DavidShoebridge called for fair play in the aisles of supermarkets, where religious commercial operations enjoy tax exemptions over their competitors. Watch the conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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Dr Anna Halafoff, of Deakin University, spoke at our conference on the need for worldviews education to be embedded in the school curriculum, and for the removal of scripture programs such as Special Religious Education (SRE). Conference videos: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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Researcher @Chrys_Stevenson spoke at our conference on how wealthy libertarian think-tanks are helping Christian dominionists in their efforts to take control of government and public institutions. Watch the conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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At our conference, @alisoncourtice of Queensland Parents for Secular State Schools spoke about the growing calls for Religious Instruction (RI) classes to be moved out of normal learning time. Watch the conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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Constitutional law expert @DrLukeBeck told the #SecularismAustralia Conference an opportunity exists for a member of parliament who has standing to challenge the constitutionality of parliament's daily prayer rituals. Watch the conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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In his speech at the #SecularismAustralia Conference, former Labor senator Chris Schacht highlighted the rise of the non-religious at the 2021 Census to inspire the audience to get organised & make an impact on politics. Watch the conference here: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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Teacher Steph Lentz – who was sacked by a Christian school for being gay – told our conference she expects the new version of the Religious Discrimination Bill to "intensify opportunities" for discrimination. Conference videos: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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The ADF still relies almost entirely on religious chaplains to provide wellbeing support even though most personnel are not religious. At our conference, former head Navy chaplain Collin Acton spoke on the need for secular reform. Videos: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N #auspol

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Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby used his speech at the #SecularismAustralia Conference in December to call on Australians to defend public education's underpinning principles – free, secular & compulsory. Watch the conference online: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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At the #SecularismAustralia Conference in December, event MC @JaneCaro spoke about the importance of secularism in guarding against the threat of theocracy, a threat she noted was increasingly real in the United States. Watch the conference online: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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Both Senator @DavidShoebridge & former MP @FionaHPatten know all too well that Christian prayer rituals in parliament exclude many people from taking part. At our conference in December, they called for reform. Conference videos are now available: https://t.co/23T1bMn56N
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If you missed out on attending the #SecularismAustralia Conference 2023 in December, or want to revisit the experience, you can now watch the presentations and panel sessions online! Find out more on our website: https://t.co/JjEpEb1AR0
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