The reality, for all intents and purposes in areas like the law, superannuation and dealing with financial matters, is that same-sex couples have the same rights as heterosexual couples.
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From post-earthquake Nepal to serving the homeless poor in the UK, food services offered by Sikh temples contribute to public life and humanitarian relief.
Yes, environmental racism is still a problem, but recent research shows that minority groups care about protecting the environment because of the positive experiences they’ve had.
If Reclaim Australia were rallying Muslims, the liberal media would examine its religious inspirations. Yet the media treat its supporters as disgruntled individuals rather than Christian representatives.
Does God exist? Is piety worth it? Can violence be justified? Philosophy can offer a way to engage with these questions on which there are often widely differing beliefs.
Opponents of same-sex marriage have turned the debate into one that is about far more than just extending the term “marriage” to already existing long-term relationships.
People sometimes overlook their profound differences if social forces unite them in a common, often ill-defined desire. Hostility to Muslims is creating an imagined solidarity that Islamists can exploit.
Religious exemptions to the anti-discrimination act should end to ensure fear mongering and misinformation are not present in our schools.
In suggesting the ultimate restoration of all creatures in his recent encyclical, Pope Francis is breaking with the weight of Western philosophical and theological tradition.
Fundamentalists become warriors with a simple message of salvation that is found in a naïve and literal interpretation of ancient, sacred texts.
Consumption increases during the month of Ramadan in countries where Muslims are the majority.
In our ever more secular society, why does atheism still get a bad rep?
The debate about ethics classes in schools risks placing ethics in opposition to religion, whereas the classes will ultimately benefit all.
Call me old-fashioned if you like, but I’ve always found it a bit difficult to take men who go to work wearing silk dresses, lots of jewellery, and improbably large hats terribly seriously. Plenty of people…
Why are atheists deemed as untrustworthy as rapists?
For people who take the Bible seriously – not only Catholics – the pope’s encyclical on climate change and the environment will change minds.
If governments are to maintain public support for their military ventures, war narratives must be kept simple and consistent. The underlying message must not change: the West is always the innocent victim of terrorism, never its perpetrator.
The pope’s encyclical turns climate change into a moral discussion by focusing on the disproportionate impact of climate change on poor countries and regions.
Australia has an apparent conflict between religious freedom and sexual anti-discrimination legislation. It is particularly prominent in three areas: marriage, education, and social service provision.
The sacrament of marriage does not depend on the law, which exists only to regulate the rights and responsibilities arising from the practice. For religious believers, same-sex marriage won’t change their union.
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Research fellow, Middle East studies, Deakin University
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Divinity
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Western Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Monash University
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Timothy W. Jones is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Sociology, Deakin University
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Senior lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Western Sydney University
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Philosophy and Intellectual History, Manchester Metropolitan University
