By: Akos BaloghAre the majority of Atheists and other non-religious Aussies right when it comes to religious discrimination in Australia? In the ABC’s ‘Australia Talks’ survey, involving 54,000 people from across Australian society, people were asked about the prevalence of...
By: Akos BaloghHarvard Educated Federal Labor MP Andrew Leigh believes Australia could do with more churches. He believes churches are good for society. And yet Leigh is an Atheist. So why does he hold this view?Leigh has done research showing churches play a vital role in building this...
By: Akos Balogh‘What music do you like listening to?’ asks my martial arts instructor, as we prepare for class. (There’s always some ‘mood music’ in the background as we train). Truth be told I’m musically illiterate, but I see an opportunity and seize it....
By: Akos BaloghThere’s a big mistake many people make about religious discrimination. It’s a mistake I’ve seen repeated many times. Even by (or especially by) educated secular commentators. This mistake is a fairly recent one. But it’s impact is serious: it’s...
By: Akos BaloghThere’s a “great untruth” that’s gaining traction in the western world. This ‘great untruth’ is leading to the polarisation of our community. It’s eroding the stability of civil society. And if left unchecked, it could spell the end of our...
By: Akos BaloghShould Australia give reparations to Indigenous peoples for stealing their land? Historian and author Meredith Lake thinks so.At a recent dinner put on by the ethics committee of the Presbyterian Church of NSW, Lake was asked how Christians should relate to the wider Indigenous...
By: Akos BaloghLast week the NSW Parliament passed a bill (59 in favour and 31 against) that will decriminalise abortion here in NSW. It will allow abortion up to 22 weeks, and up to full term abortion with the approval of two Doctors. But the bill’s passing has not finalised the...
By: Akos BaloghI was waiting for it to happen, and finally it has. In an SMH article criticising the current political push to enshrine religious freedom into Australian law, prominent secular commentator Elizabeth Farrelly has invoked the spectre of The Handmaids Tale to warn about the...
By: Akos BaloghI was waiting for it to happen, and finally it has. In an SMH article criticising the current political push to enshrine religious freedom into Australian law, prominent secular commentator Elizabeth Farrelly has invoked the spectre of The Handmaids Tale to warn about the...