The Uniting Church has warned the Morrison government's religious discrimination bill gives too many freedoms to churches over minority groups, arguing it sets the "harm bar" too high before statements of religious belief would be deemed unlawful.
He has previously said he expected to introduce the bill to Parliament in October, with a vote by the end of the year. Asked about the timeline on Thursday, he said: "In intending that the bill will be introduced this year, it should also be noted that the bill will inevitably be subject to further scrutiny through Senate committee inquiries as it goes through the Parliament.
In its submission on the bill, the Anglican Diocese of Sydney said there were a number of problems that were "so serious" it could not support the passage of the current bill. These included concerns about the vilification provision in section 41. Bishop Michael Stead said the term "vilify" was undefined in the bill and therefore made statements of religious belief "vulnerable".
CanberraCamper Wow the modern Uniting Church defending all things sacred. The Bible warns about the cancerous false doctrines of churches like yours in the latter days. Keep going, your only fulfilling Bible prophecy and hastening 'His' return. And I mean 'HIS' !!!!!
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