Change to law for faith-based schools gives rise to religious freedom fears in Australia christiantoday.com
Christian leaders have warned that religious freedoms in Australia are under increasing threat after the release of the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) highly anticipated report on faith-based schools on Thursday.
The subject of widespread public commentary in the weeks leading up to its release, the report included the ALRC's expected recommendation to the Federal Government that the Sex Discrimination Act be amended to remove exemptions for faith-based schools from laws making it illegal to expel or fire LGBTI+ students and staff based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
While LGBTQI+ groups have urged the government to implement the ALRC's recommendations, the report has been condemned by faith groups as another example of the erosion of religious freedoms.
A coalition of more than twenty Christian, Muslim, and Jewish organisations sent a letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese late last week urging him to reject the report's recommendations, writing that removing the exemptions would "prevent the overwhelming majority of faith-based schools from preferring persons who share and authentically live out their faith" and potentially "extinguish their distinct and authentic character."…
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