Catch the Fire Ministries has won an appeal against a ruling that it vilified or seriously ridiculed Victoria’s Muslims (Who are we Defending, Vilified not Vindicated) and the case will return to Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Does that mean they don’t hate muslims after all? Well the jury is still out - so to […]
According to this article, representatives of various churches have signed a letter addressed to the Victorian Premier requesting that the religious elements of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act be repealed or amended. The text of the letter is quoted as saying:
“People use it to pursue religious quarrels,” said Presbyterian Church of Victoria ethics committee […]
According to this article, Steve Bracks has announced that changes will be implemented to the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act to minimise frivolous claims:
Mr Bracks said that while the leaders backed the principle of the tolerance act, changes were needed to protect its integrity.
“The act was supported and endorsed today. The principle of it is […]
Have scouted around, and wanted to point you to some reactions to the penalty phase in the racial and religious vilification case in VCAT. Two of the big supporters of Catch the Fire ministries have started the ball rolling with statements that the penalties are in effect religious censorship. Saltshakers has a blow […]
There has been much discussion about the famed Victoria’s Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001. The recent decision against Catch the Fire Ministries has brought out all sorts of “thin edge of the wedge arguements” - as this article suggests you only have to read some Australian daily newspapers to think the end of
democracy and […]
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