Religion News Selection 34 (Oct 1 - 7)
(07 October 18)by Greg Spearritt
Religion News Selection
October 1 - 7, 2018
A selection of religion news stories from Australia.
(Research: Greg Spearritt)
Inclusion here does not endorse the veracity or quality of any particular item
– it just means
I found it worth reading and reflecting on (even if badly conceived or poorly
written).
If you’re after the
unexpurgated (and reasonably unbiased) version,
see Religion News Australia which
appears weekly on our website.
ABUSE
Former NSW teacher Edward Smith Hall found
guilty of 21 child sex offences (ABC
News)
Oct 6 - A former Newcastle and Sydney school teacher has spent his first night
in jail after being found guilty of 21 child sexual abuse offences.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
The bishop's ring: Catholic leader's
political influence alarms (Sydney Morning Herald)
Oct 6 - Prime ministers sing his praises, property developers beat a path to
his historic mansion and powerbrokers complain of “literally” having to kiss
his ring.
EDUCATION
Private school funding: Should the
Government pick up the tab? (ABC
News)
Oct 5 - When the Government announced it would pour $4.5 billion into the
Catholic and independent education sectors, it shored up the future of many
small private schools that were facing the prospect of steep fee hikes to
remain viable.
INTERNATIONAL STORIES
Religious Violence
I was an Isis sex slave. I tell my story
because it is the best weapon I have (The Guardian, Australia)
Oct 6 – (Opinion: Nadia Murad) The slave market opened at night.
Other
Einstein's letter belittling God, religion
expected to fetch at least $1 million (Brisbane Times)
Oct 7 - A letter in which Albert Einstein explicitly rejected God and religion
will be auctioned in December for the second time since the famous physicist
wrote it, a year before his death.
POLITICS
Scott Morrison: what is Pentecostalism and
how might it influence our PM? (ABC
News)
Oct 1 - Since Scott Morrison became prime minister last month, much has been
made about his religious beliefs and the impact they are likely to have on his
leadership.
Michael Kirby attacks Coalition for failure
to release Ruddock religious freedom report (The Guardian, Australia)
Oct 5 - Michael Kirby has blasted the Coalition for failing to release the
Ruddock review, warning that secularism is at threat and Australians are right
to be “suspicious” the government has not stated its plans on religious
freedom.
Legislating religious freedom will be a
minefield for Morrison (Brisbane
Times)
Oct 6 - It seems that the government is going to hang on to Philip Ruddock’s
report on religious freedom until after this month’s by-election and then,
according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, take some legislative action on it.
RELIGION & SOCIETY
Local councils remove opening prayer in
step towards embracing religious diversity (ABC
News)
Oct 3 - Councillors in regional Victoria have said they are trying to recognise
their local community's religious diversity by no longer opening their meetings
with a Christian prayer.
'Forced to walk the gauntlet': High Court
threat to safe access zones (Brisbane
Times)
Oct 7 - Abortion clinic staff fear going back to the “dark ages” as
anti-abortionists challenge in the High Court the Victorian and Tasmanian laws
that banished religious protesters from outside their workplaces
How a Kardashian backlash is giving rise to
modest dressing (Brisbane Times)
Oct 7 - In 1987, when Chaya Chanin was three years old, she was curating her
own wardrobe, letting her mother know through her monosyllabic vocabulary
whether she was prepared to be attired in the suggested outfit.
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