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Neil Francis
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What do Australians really think about religious school LGBT discrimination?
Over recent years in Australia, governments and institutions have grappled with balancing the rights and freedoms of religious and LGBT citizens. Much of the debate has centred on the right of religious schools to discriminate against LGBT students and staff. Many religious school leaders argue that a social license to discriminate is underwritten by the...
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Religiosity in Australia - Part 5: religion, morality and values
This report shows that claims by the religious of being morally superior to the non-religious do not stack up.
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Religiosity in Australia - Part 4: religion and charity
This report integrates hard empirical data from authoritative international and domestic sources to provide insights into volunteerism and charitable giving, to quantify and qualify these behaviours in respect of religion and religiosity.
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Religiosity in Australia - Part 3: religion and politics
This report employs high-quality, university-led empirical studies of Australians’ beliefs, attitudes and behaviours to reveal a more robust picture of the relationship between religion and how Australians are likely to vote on a range of issues.
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Religiosity in Australia - Part 2: religious minds, religious collectives
This publication provides an interesting analysis of what ‘religion’ and ‘spirituality’ actually mean, and how they are different, what constitutes their appeal, and how religionists experience their faith.