Misleading commentary by Jacinta Collins (of the National Catholic Education Commission) in today's SMH.
The problem with the Religious Discrimination Bill is that it does NOT protect religious belief 'in the same way' as existing attributes. Far from it. #auslaw #auspol 1/
The problem with the Religious Discrimination Bill is that it does NOT protect religious belief 'in the same way' as existing attributes. Far from it. #auslaw #auspol 1/
The statement of belief provisions - which protect comments that offend, humiliate, insult & ridicule women, LGBTI people, people with disability & people of minority faiths, in all areas of public life - are radical & unprecedented.
They are not enjoyed by other groups. 2/
They are not enjoyed by other groups. 2/
While the religious exceptions in the Bill are much, much broader than in any other Cth, state or territory anti-discrimination law, including the broad scope of orgs covered, and the extremely low bar which these orgs need to satisfy in order to discriminate against others. 3/
Indeed, if the Religious Discrimination Bill protected religious belief on the same basis as it is covered under many state and territory anti-discrimination laws - including Tasmania and the ACT - then ex-Senator Collins might find opposition to the Bill would fade away. 4/
However, if it continues to include radical & unprecedented provisions, protecting demeaning & derogatory comments against others, and granting extraordinary & extreme special privileges to religious orgs to discriminate, then she can count on us to fight hard to stop it. 5/
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