Observing Christian prayers in parliament allows non-religious and non-Christian people to “understand the Christian language” embedded in Australian laws and institutions, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has told a committee inquiry. In a submission to a West Australian parliament’s inquiry considering a proposal to remove prayers, the ACL argued that removing the daily Christian prayers
  • MrFlibble4747@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    20 days ago

    Prayers FFS, Scommo made a Solemn Oath of Office, wears out his knees and tongue praising the Sky Fairy, then gives us Robodebt!

    All religious content should be banned from Parliamentary ceremony!

  • Gorgritch_Umie_Killa@aussie.zoneOPM
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    20 days ago

    Some arguments from the ACL that, prima facie, I’d agree with. But then,

    The ACL also argued that the proportion of people selecting ‘No religion’ in the Census did not establish a public mandate for removal of Christian references, adding that “no constitutional liberty should depend on majority headcounts”.

    Previously, when Christian affiliation sat above 50 per cent prior to the 2021 Census, the ACL, in urging public institutions such as local councils to continue observing prayers in meetings, used to argue that “majority of Australians chose to identify as Christian in the most recent census”.

    The ACL need to maintain intellectual uniformity and guard against the very natural inclination for motivated reasoning seemingly on display in the above quote.