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Australian High Court rules against public school chaplains
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RE: Australian High Court rules against public school chaplains
July 13, 2012 at 10:54 pm
(July 13, 2012 at 10:39 pm)padraic Wrote:
Quote:Democracy protecting the rights of the minorities as a defining feature?

Sadly, not under the American system,which empathises individual rights, and leans towards fuck-you-Jack-I'm-Ok libertarianism. Australian democracy emphasises equality and social justice.

In this instance I was commenting on Australian democracy, not what passes for democracy in the US. Tiger

Now, now. Just because the system itself is failing in almost every way possible doesn't mean that there aren't positive forces trying to counteract this. The ACLU is just one organization here that works towards upholding constitutional rights and rights for minorities.
My conclusion is that there is no reason to believe any of the dogmas of traditional theology and, further, that there is no reason to wish that they were true.
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
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RE: Australian High Court rules against public school chaplains - by Skepsis - July 13, 2012 at 10:54 pm

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