July 2007
Public school land sold for use as a religious... →
The Australian New South Wales state government is selling off public school land for use by a private Islamic primary and High School.
Anger over Australian Catholic school sex cases. →
Administrators of Daramalan College,an Australian Catholic private school, have been called to account after more claims were made of student sexual abuse by a teacher.
Catholic Church to pay up for abuse. →
500 people who say the were victims of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Clergy have apparently settled their lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for US$660 million.
We're the One! →
Pope insists that the Roman Catholic Church is the one and only true church, all the rest are phonies. So there is not much of a difference between the Pope and an atheist, an atheist just sees one more phony than the Pope.
Scientologists are "flat-earthers". →
In a tragic case in NSW where a 25 year old woman is accused of murdering her father and sister it was claimed that her Scientologist parents had at various times actively opposed her attempts to get psychiatric treatment.
The claims and counter claims have led to a public slagging match between the Church of Scientology and the psychiatry profession in NSW. The latest salvo from Professor...
WatchDan Dennett’s TED talk about dangerous ideas.
Keep the law free.
The Australasian Legal Information Institute needs your help, well actually it needs some of your cash. AustLII provides free internet access to Australian legal materials, including legislation, treaties, and the decisions of courts and tribunals. It is an attempt to improve access to justice through better access to information. We are very lucky in Oz to have such a free service which is...
Freedom From Religion? Let's Party! →
Australia has a new political party the Freedom from Religion Party. They join the Secular Party in giving the Australian non-religious clear options at the ballot box.
President of the FFRP, Frank Gomez, was recently interviewed on JJJ’s Sunday Night Safran.
Australian Minister of Defence admits Iraq war is... →
Australian Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has said that oil was a factor in Australia going to war in Iraq. Back in 2003 Australian Prime Minister had denied that energy security played any role in the decision for Australia going to war in Iraq. I know who I believe.
Religion is the root cause. →
Irshad Manji argues that it is religion and not poverty that is the root cause of Islamic terrorism.
