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Redlands City Council south of Brisbane have 5-minute 'devotional segments' at the start of their meetings. It's exclusively Christian prayers, sermons. ... See MoreSee Less

Prayer time important for Redlands Council

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A petition has called for Brisbane City Council's pre-meeting prayer to be removed and the existing welcome to country given more prominence.

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Great another science denying council, basing decisions on belief in their imaginary friend! Time for someone in that council region to demand equal rights for a Pastafarian evocation!

Cr Lance Hewlett and Cr Tracey Huges of the council both fully supported the devotional segment and prayer at the beginning of meetings and want it to continue. With Wendy Boglary saying that: "Australia is a Christian country..."

It is also worth noting that the council has the Redland City Mayoral Prayer Breakfast annually, which raises vital funds for chaplaincy programs in Redland Coast's state schools. www.redland.qld.gov.au/info/20277/council_events/773/mayoral_prayer_breakfast

"50% Christian country" more like... and only ~10-15% attend religious services regularly

Wouldn't be somewhat more desirable that Councillors be devoted to their constituents rather than whichever sky fairy they're subscribing to?

If they believe those lies then they will believe any. How can you trust someone who needs to cross these boundaries.

Good old fashioned WASP Council. www.redland.qld.gov.au/info/20142/mayor_and_councillors/341/mayor_and_councillor_profiles I get so tired of the "Australia is a Christian country..." schtick. Errr, we're not. Never has been an entirely Christian country either. "But we were founded on Christian values..." Errr, nope. We were founded on a desire to send the prisoners away, unless it was a core Christian value was to send your prisoners to a land with a better climate. Christian prayer in government is redundant. It is a denial of our multicultural society where many of our citizens are not Christian. More importantly, if you think your decisions as an elected representative need to be guided by an imaginary friend then you clearly don't have the cognitive function to make decisions on behalf of your constituents. Separation of church and state - at all levels of government, please.

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A recent literature review by a University of Alberta cult expert and his former graduate student paints a startling and consistent picture of institutional secrecy and widespread protection of those who abuse children in religious institutions "in ways that often differ from forms of manipulation in secular settings." ... See MoreSee Less

Researchers reveal patterns of sexual abuse in religious settings

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A recent literature review by a University of Alberta cult expert and his former graduate student paints a startling and consistent picture of institutional secrecy and widespread protection of those ...

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I don't understand why anyone would trust a clergyperson, of any religion, to be left alone with a child.

The 67-minute speech Mr. Trump gave that day at Dordt University, a Christian college in Sioux Center, would become infamous, instantly covered on cable news and to this day still invoked by his critics. But the line that gained notoriety — the promise that he “could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and “wouldn’t lose any voters” — overshadowed another message that morning.

“I will tell you, Christianity is under tremendous siege, whether we want to talk about it or we don’t want to talk about it,” Mr. Trump said.

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‘Christianity Will Have Power’

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Donald Trump made a promise to white evangelical Christians, whose support can seem mystifying to the outside observer.

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Seems sensible as it's profoundly obvious their God doesn't.

Feeding the evangelical right's persecution complex.

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There is a charge of sacrilege in South Australia. It has a penalty of up to life in prison.

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Sure, arrest him for breaking and entering and charge him for theft, but sacrilege? Is this the 1400's???

I don't care what gets done to him. Crucify him maybe?

I didn't know guitars had even been declared "Holy Relics"?

That is why they call the place Delayed

Jesus would have forgiven him

Theft, ok the guy can be charged for that, and perhaps breaking-and-entry. But sacrilege? TBH this is the first time I ever heard of this offence.

Wtf is sacrilege? How is this a law?

Wtf? I'm pretty sure that it's the 21st century, not the 11th.

Surely they have to prove the items as objectively sacred?

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It is also worth noting that the @RedlandCouncil holds the Redland City Mayoral Prayer Breakfast annually, which raises vital funds for #christian #chaplaincy programs in Redland Coast's state schools. #Auspol #atheism #Secular #Secularism

https://www.redland.qld.gov.au/info/20277/council_events/773/mayoral_prayer_breakfast

Cr Lance Hewlett and Cr Tracey Huges of the @RedlandCouncil both fully support #christian prayers at the beginning their meetings and want it to continue.

With Wendy Boglary saying that: "#Australia is a Christian country..." #auspol #Atheism #Secularism

Man arrested for #sacrilege in South Australia

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Man arrested for sacrilege

Man arrested for breaking into a church at Elizabeth Park early this morning.

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There is a charge of sacrilege in South Australia. It has a penalty of up to life in prison.

Man arrested for sacrilege

Man arrested for breaking into a church at Elizabeth Park early this morning.

www.police.sa.gov.au