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Jesus Christ! Another chaplaincy petition!
Evonne Paddison from Access Ministries wants this video shared as widely as possible. What the hell! I have a pretty fair network. Jesus Christ! Why wouldn’t I help her out? Poor old Evonne, plagued...
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Meet me and be ‘enlightened’– Sydney, 20 June
Later this month, on Friday, 20 June, I’ll be speaking at a symposium on The Enlightenment and the Roots of Humanism. The event is being hosted by the Humanist Society of NSW to celebrate World...
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Of Krauss, Clowns and Chaplaincy
On last night’s Q&A, theoretical physicist, cosmologist and advocate for secular education, Lawrence Krauss, quoted Ron Williams on chaplains: Professor Krauss picked up the analogy from an...
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Dominionism link with Chaplaincy
Like former Australian Christian Lobby managing director, Jim Wallace, Dave Hodgson is a former member of the SAS (Rhodesian rather than Australian). Hodgson, a ‘committed Christian’ is the founder...
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Make chaplaincy secular? No! Abolish it!
Following the reversal of the decision to allow the employment of secular welfare workers under the umbrella of the National School Chaplaincy program, there has been much chatter on social networks...
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High Court Challenge – Decision Due
The High Court of Australia will hand down its decision on the case of Williams vs the Commonwealth and Others on the matter of Federal funding for the National School Chaplaincy Program at 10am,...
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A ‘Short’ argument for Voluntary Euthanasia
Sign Peter Short’s petition here. Peter Short has oesophageal cancer. His condition is terminal. He is going to die. Peter wants to choose how and when he dies. He’s not particularly afraid of the...
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Senator Louise Pratt on School Chaplaincy
Yesterday, Senator Louise Pratt gave a Senate speech calling for an end to the National School Chaplaincy Program. Senator Pratt drew on information I supplied to LGBTIQ lobby, Allout, and from...
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Chaplaincy – What next? A word from the government
The Federal government has made the following statement following the High Court’s decision in favour of Ron Williams’ contention that Federal funding for the National School Chaplaincy and Student...
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Breaking: Has the government pulled another ‘swifty’ on chaplaincy funding?
Update: See update here. There are some actions so unethical that we who don’t move within political or religious circles can hardly conceive of them. Naively, one imagines that even among politicians...
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Abbott’s $37m gift to chaplaincy providers
This morning I blogged a lot of questions about Scripture Union CEO, Peter James’ claim that chaplaincy was funded up until the end of December – despite having been declared illegal by the High Court...
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Greens Weigh in on Abbott’s $37m Chaplaincy ‘Gift’
Senator Penny Wright (Greens, spokesperson for schools) made a fine effort today trying to get some answers from the government about Mr Abbott’s $37 million gift to chaplaincy providers (see my two...
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Jeremy Bentham and Australia – A Speech to the NSW Humanists
On Friday, 20 June, I had the great privilege of speaking at the Humanist Society of NSW symposium on the Enlightenment and the Roots of Humanism. The event was hosted by Greens MP Adam Bandt in the...
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Secular Parent takes on Scripture Union’s Peter James
“My right to swing my religious fist is being crushed by those demanding I not contact their face.” - Justin Schieber (@justinsweh) Martin Boers (@MartinBoers), Laming blog Regular readers will know I...
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The Incredible Disappearing Woman
I never had a weight problem. I had a weight solution. 12 months ago I was given an opportunity to deal with the problem I’d solved with a 50kg protective layer. It’s a private matter, but...
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Christian Nation or Benthamite Society?
A transcript and video of my speech to the NSW Humanists’ June 2014 symposium on the Enlightenment are now available online. The transcript is fully referenced with a bibliography for those who’d like...
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Weight a Minute! That’s Bullshit!
Transcript of my presentation on losing weight skeptically for Skepticamp, Brisbane Skeptics Society - Saturday, 19 July 2014 This is me on Christmas Day 2012. I was Size 24 and weighed over 129kg. In...
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Don’t legitimise the Australian Christian Lobby, Mr Shorten! – An open letter...
Apparently I wasn’t the only person to be taken aback by the news that Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has agreed to be the keynote speaker at the Australian Christian Lobby’s forthcoming conference. When...
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Defying Gravity, Mischief Managed and Joie de Vivre
On 22 August last year I very trepidatiously stepped into a gym. I weighed 126.6kg – 3kg down from my heaviest weight of over 129kg. (Now, I confess, I did cheat a bit – having two major cancer...
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Williams on School Chaplaincy: Fishing for a Senate Inquiry
Ronald – not Donald! I had lunch with High Court Challenge litigant Ron Williams last week. Over a meal of fish and chips, we chatted about his long battle against the Commonwealth and Scripture Union...
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