

How many ways can Australia be divided? MP Julian Hill (ALP) lists in no order Gender, sexuality and race, religious belief
"As a principle, religious belief, just like gender, sexuality and race, is an aspect of a person’s identity that deserves protection in Australian law."
But the listing is not of like things. None of those things should be the purview of government.
Government has no right to assign my gender.
Government has no right to judge my sexuality with consenting adults.
Government has no right to any opinion on my race.
Government can have no say on my religion.
And yet Hill is offering for government to protect such things? Protect from what?
Is it Hill's contention that without government protection I can be killed for being Christian, conservative, white and straight? Would that not be illegal anyway?
How is the government to protect me? Is he offering that government will find a white christian female for me? What if I prefer Asian? Or, what if my wife objects to my looking? What if my race accepts multiple marriages?
Here is what Hill wrote to me. If you read it, please consider the ALP stance over the persecution of Cardinal Pell who, while innocent, was jailed for years. Consider how wrong the ALP is on the issue of AGW or their response re COVID lockdowns, Vaccination mandates and mask mandates, none of which were effective and all of which killed people.
"Thank you for writing to me about this important issue.
The Government has finally introduced its long promised Religious Discrimination Bill into Federal Parliament.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
As a principle, religious belief, just like gender, sexuality and race, is an aspect of a person’s identity that deserves protection in Australian law.
Labor is now carefully reviewing the bill and consulting widely with the Australian community.
One of the great things about being Australian is that we have the freedom to live our lives as we want to live them. We have a diverse society that makes us richer as a nation, in all senses of the word.
But fundamentally it is our shared values that unite us and make us strong. Among those values are compassion, fairness and respect for each other.
Those are the values that I and Labor would like to see reflected in this legislation.
You do have to question the timing of the Prime Minister’s introduction of this legislation.
It comes on the eve of a federal election and almost three years after the Prime Minister promised Australians that a religious discrimination bill would be law before the 2019 election.
There have been numerous media reports observing that the Prime Minister is desperate for an ugly fight to divide Australians.
I do not want to see Australians divided and will work to ensure protection for religious belief in Australian law, alongside other aspects of a person’s identity.
Labor will now carefully consider this complex legislation and consult widely with religious bodies, civil society organisations, LGBTIQ groups, legal experts, community organisations and other Australians with an interest in this important area of legal reform.
Please be assured that Labor’s approach to this bill will be guided by a number of simple but fundamental principles, including the following.
First, as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights makes clear, religious organisations and people of faith have the right to act in accordance with the doctrines, beliefs or teachings of their traditions and faith, subject only to limitations that are necessary to protect public safety or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
Second, Labor supports the extension of the federal anti-discrimination framework to ensure that Australians are not discriminated against because of their religious beliefs or activities.
And third, consistent with the International Covenant, any extension of the federal anti-discrimination framework should not remove protections that already exist in the law to protect Australians from other forms of discrimination."
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David Daniel Ball calls himself the Conservative Voice.
I'm a teacher with three decades experience teaching math to high school kids.I also work with first graders and kids in between first grade and high school. I know the legends of why Hypatia's dad is remembered through his contribution to Math theory. And I know the legend of why followers of Godel had thought he had disproved God's existence.
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I'm known in Australia for my failure as a whistleblower over the negligence death of a school boy. ...
The Ballad of David Ball
[Verse 1]
In New York City, '67, a child was born so bold,
David Ball, with dreams afire, where Sesame Street was told.
His father shaped young minds at Columbia's hall so grand,
Till the '70s called them homeward to Sydney's distant land.
[Chorus]
Oh, sing of David Ball, with a heart both strong and true,
From classroom tales to whistle’s call, his spirit breaking through.
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[Verse 2]
Self-taught he read by Sydney's shore, with numbers as his guide,
A math teacher in the tough schools, where hope and youth ...
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David Daniel Ball (born January 10, 1967, in New York City) is an Australian writer, conservative blogger, political activist, and former high school mathematics teacher. As the younger brother of cognitive scientist John Samuel Ball, David has carved a distinct path in education, advocacy, and self-publishing, often focusing on social justice, child protection, history, and Christian devotionals. His life story intertwines family intellectual heritage with personal campaigns against institutional failures in child welfare.
David was born in Manhattan during his father Samuel Ball's (1933–2009) tenure as an educational psychologist at Teachers College, Columbia University. Samuel, an Australian academic, contributed to early evaluations of Sesame Street through his work at the Educational Testing Service (ETS), assessing the show's impact on children's learning from 1963 onward. The family, including elder brother John (born 1963 in Iowa), relocated to ...
I invite you with: "Right now, let's respond by seeking Him first. If you're carrying worries, lay them down at His feet. Raise your hands, pray silently, or come forward for prayer as we declare His kingdom priority in our lives." This encourages active faith application, tying back to Matthew 6:33's promise.
https://storiesthatheal.blogspot.com/2016/09/bible-quote-sep-28th-matthew-633.html
Verse 1
In the whisper of the wind, You call my name
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I lift my eyes to You, in this sacred place
Chorus
Seek first Your kingdom, oh Lord
And Your righteousness, forevermore
All these things will be added, in Your perfect time
Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word from Your throne
We seek You first, we seek You first
Verse 2
From ancient words You spoke, in the mountaintop light
You taught us not to fear, in the dead of night
Your promise echoes through the ages, ...