The State, freedom of conscience and civil disobedience

Jul 6, 2020 by

by Gavin Ashenden: The state and the Church have a history in our country. The relationship status might read “it’s complicated”.  It ranges from the conversion and Christianization of the state to the deepest antipathy of the State and...

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‘Tolerance’ claims another victim

Nov 15, 2019 by

by Colin Hart, Coalition for Marriage: It seems the purge of politicians not fully signed up to the current LGBT orthodoxy continues. After Labour’s Roger Godsiff was deselected earlier in the month, this time it was the turn of...

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Defending conscientious objection

Sep 29, 2019 by

by Michael Cook, Bio Edge: One of the hottest topics in bioethics today is conscientious objection (CO). Although the clamour is loudest in the corner where the debate is over whether CO has a right to exist, most writers and legislators...

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In defence of conscientious objection

Sep 8, 2019 by

by Bruce P. Blackshaw and Daniel Rodger, Bio Edge: Over the last few years there has been a vigorous and fascinating debate about the use of conscientious objection (CO) in healthcare. CO is when doctors (and other healthcare...

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Australia needs to recognise conscience rights, not just religious rights

Jul 12, 2019 by

by David Van Gend, MercatorNet: Two problems with Scott Morrison’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill. First, what does it mean for those who make a stand on conscientious, not religious, grounds? Why should our laws protect religious...

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Christian Doctor Fired for Refusing to Dispense Birth Control Wins Norway Supreme Court Case

Oct 17, 2018 by

by Samuel Smith, Christian Post: A Catholic doctor who was fired over her objection to birth control has won a landmark case in Norway’s Supreme Court. In a ruling last Thursday, Norway’s highest court sided with Polish Dr....

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