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Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc
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The time is here, many people are filling in the census now:
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What the religion question in the census really measures

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Australians have been asked to identify their religion since the 1911 census but the seemingly simple question is increasingly contentious.
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I thought the census was supposed to be done on one specific day. So there wouldn't be any double ups with counting people. ??

Just ticked No Religion for the whole family. Let's hope for a better representation in future.

It means it's a waste of time.

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Five good reasons to mark ‘No Religion’.

Number 5 - Do it for you

Marking ‘No Religion’ in this year’s census can be a moment of personal clarity and liberation for you. ... See MoreSee Less

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Whats the difference between 'no religion' and athiest?

Ticked the first box - No Religion

That is the best reason 😃

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Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc

Dear sinners, it seems that some people will stop at nothing to have our religious freedom cancelled.

Thanks to the generous donations of Satanists across the principalities of Noosa and Australia, we have been able to obtain – for a pretty penny! – government documents from earlier this year that reveal lobbying efforts aimed at stopping us.

While we have been publicly calling on Education Minister Grace Grace to allow us to teach Religious Instruction in public schools, Christians and ‘multi-faith’ groups have been lobbying her behind the scenes.

In the correspondence to the minister that we got through our Right to Information application, we have found letters from the public telling Minister Grace to “stand firm” in her opposition to “Satan man”.

One even referred to our spiritual leader Brother Samael Demo-Gorgon as the “sick man”. As Brother Samael, who goes by ‘Robin Bristow’ on his days off, has been dealing with a health issue in recent time, we’ll let this jibe slide. But you get what we’re talking about, right?!

We were also shocked to find an email from the Multi-Faiths Religious Instruction Network applauding Minister Grace for her decision to reject our application to teach Satanism in public schools.

“On behalf of the Multi-Faiths Religious Instruction Network, [name removed] and I, as Co-Chairs, wanted to extend our thanks and appreciation to the Minister for her clear and unalloyed position on the place of the ‘satanic’ group in Qld State schools,” the email said.

Brother Samael said he was disappointed to see so many religious people seeking to have our religious freedom cancelled.

“Clearly, the Multi-Faiths Religious Instruction Network has a branding issue. We’d suggest that they consider a name change,” he said.

Another email to Minister Grace thanked her for “holding the line against Satanism indoctrination” in Queensland’s schools.

“Satanism holds to some alarming and horrific beliefs and is a danger to our children. But the Satanist group are probably correct in that the legislation is too weak to exclude them if taken to court. Would you please investigate this and move to make certain that the teaching of Satanism under any guise, particularly Religious Instruction, is outlawed in our state?” the email said.

We'll bring your more updates about what we unearth from our RTI application.

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No religion should be taught in public schools. If a private religious school is open about what they teach so that parents can make an informed choice, I have no issue as long as each child has equal opportunities which may mean unequal government funding.

If any religion includes a concept of 'Satan', then that religion is teaching Satanism. It asks its students to believe in 'the Devil' and all the things that religion claims 'He' says and does. Teaching any religion that believes in a God/Satan dichotomy in schools is pretty antithetical to the concept of education.

Temple of Satan, go easy on the Christian cults, you will only anger them. This is far over and beyond their intellect.

Personally I think they all should be discriminated against.

I keep saying, these religious discrimination laws will only last until the wrong religion uses them. Then we'll quickly see them repealed, and replaced with something much more honest and direct.

Grace Grace? What the? She chose that name to run with. Keep up the work, I thoroughly enjoy your efforts in showing Australia just how much power select religious groups have within Australian politics. I don't do religion, but the current Liberal government is well and truly showing their hand by appeasing narrow minded bigots hiding behind "mainstream" religion and doing anything and everything they can to hold power.

He is probably be. more easy going on the kids than hillsongers I saw a religious class in a public school the man was not balanced objective or probably not qualified to teach anything there was me as a music teacher waiting for after school cases could not get any daytime teaching at that school as the kids had such an action packed program well there was a wasted hour right there..

Well education and enlightenment, erodes the power of the church, and thus the ability to control people. Thus they've been dumming down education for years, indoctinating, instead of training critical thinking.

I love these guys!

Oh, the hypocrisy!

All hail the alternative fiction!

No religion should ever be taught in any public school

Go get them! One rule for all

Did we really expect anything different from either religion or politics?

Keep all religions out of classrooms

But . . . . aren't we all living under god's will?

The enslaved brought the Virus to our world of perfect harmony! Take the Trump Vaccine...those Overlords who came with them want to blend in by making our genetics more like their own!

Grow up

So - Christians can teach about Satan, but Satanists can't teach about Satan? Am I the only one who thinks that's odd?

Bloody hypocrites

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Yes @timminchin

If you believe knock yourself out;

But if you are “culturally” of a religion, if you don’t diligently observe the relevant worship, if you don’t believe in the central tenets of the faith u were born into

That’s cool. Just tell the census the truth

#NoReligion https://twitter.com/timminchin/status/1421021310503768065

Yes @timminchin If you believe knock yourself out; But if you are “culturally” of a religion, if you don’t diligently observe the relevant worship, if you don’t believe in the central tenets of the faith u were born into That’s cool. Just tell the census the truth #NoReligion https://t.co/rq0QClFJtt
Tim Minchin @timminchin

Aussies! If you’re not really particularly religious, please tick #NoReligion when you fill out #Census21. Vid explains why I think it matters. Xxx

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mortalenigmatic avatar'; Barb @mortalenigmatic

If you hold no religious beliefs or no longer practising then you're of no religion. Census info is used by the Gov't & other Org's to make decisions. E.g funding for religious org's. I won't get started on scripture still being a part of primary schools
#NoReligion #Census2021

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FionaPattenMLC avatar'; Fiona Patten MP @FionaPattenMLC

Very well said, @timminchin. Even though the question is skewed we want to get the data right. #Census21 #NoReligion https://twitter.com/timminchin/status/1421021310503768065

Very well said, @timminchin. Even though the question is skewed we want to get the data right. #Census21 #NoReligion https://t.co/oVvYAy4XCy
Tim Minchin @timminchin

Aussies! If you’re not really particularly religious, please tick #NoReligion when you fill out #Census21. Vid explains why I think it matters. Xxx

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katea76 avatar'; • Kate • @katea76

Who’s up for marking #NoReligion on the #Census2021 ? 🙋🏻‍♀️

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elronxenu avatar'; Astra Xenuca (AZ 💉💉) 👾 @elronxenu

I ticked the #Census #NoReligion checkbox

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