ࡱ> %` 0*bjbj"x"x <6@@"*TTTTTTTTggg8Fg RgT[zgzgggghhhڞܞܞܞܞܞܞ$MhhTkhhkkTTggHmmmk|TgTgڞmkڞmm`@TTĜgng 0&WgFl8ڞ+0[؛ mXpĜĜnT2him2jtj$hhhbm^hhh[kkkkTTT ^TTT^TTTTTTTTT Religious freedom and the search for the greater good of society Religious freedom is said by some to be the fist freedom in a free society If this statement is true why should it be? The United States included this concept in their constitution and bill of rights The spirit of the founding fathers of the United States believed a religious society makes for better citizens and therefore a stronger country For those that is religious by nature. Religion normally has significant influence on the way they live their lives, which may be at odds with desires of the state, therefore people have the choice to live outside the dictates of state So if ones lifestyle is to challenge the state it is of the utmost importance that people choose a religious life style for the right reasons, if they are at fault in their religious beliefs they may suffer unduly if challenged by the state Then if this is the case people must have recourse to compare religious beliefs of all kinds which are both complementary and critical of these religions. Any attempt to stop or hinder these assessments is an attack on the freedom of thought as to the good and bad of each religion and therefore reduces people ability to make the right choice (free will) If they make the wrong choice their lives may be significantly harmed for a futile cause A parallel would be if person wanted to buy a consumer product they have the right to research a consumer product for good value and serviceability if they intend to buy As Adam Smith a 17 century economist discusses the invisible hand of market forces he also mentions it is just as important for the markets to be adequately informed Some religions hold strong beliefs as to some aspects of human moral behaviour for example Abortion, homo sexuality, euthanasia, infidelity, practising of which craft The institutions which may be responsible to prevent adoption of these behaviours could be stopped by other interests groups who see it as attack on their objectives For example Schools, hospitals, churches & welfare agencies and therefore is an attack on their right and freedom to practice their religious beliefs This is the sign of totalitarian state Society gives people the choice of alternatives for those who do not believe in religious attitudes To force their beliefs and behaviour on religious institutions when these alternatives are available is a profound restriction of freedom of choice and association Human rights The concept of human rights originated in 11th to 13th century by Christian (Catholic) thinkers The concept of natural law evolved i.e. humans by virtue they are humans all have some natural rights which are inalienable These included rights of property, self defence, and non Christian marriage This formed the basic of western civilisation as we know it. The Magna Carta is an example of this Separation of powers Church and state Gregorian reform defined, if the church is to maintain its liberty and mission, church and state must be separated These and other canon laws were set down and made explicit and were adopted by various medieval secular legal systems This gigantic milestone was a significant step from the barbarian kingdoms of Europe where the law was bound on custom and kinship The vast number of religions in the worlds today if taken together, their combined beliefs would hamstring any country from functioning efficiently and would cause significant conflict amongst the population So it is important which religion has more influence on the parliament. It can be seen Christianity (Catholicism) has played a major role in building the west as we know it today not only, customs, freedoms, individual rights, and the integrity of each individual to deny the importance of this by allowing equal representation by other religions or beliefs would severely compromise the structure of society as we know it However Christian practices may well come into conflict with the state The state should not persecute Christianity for this Aboriginal religious beliefs To set aside and emphasise aboriginal beliefs could compromise the Christian reforms above it is also racist to assume their beliefs have priority over other religions. It also denies the greater good of society. Gender and religion Some religions believe in the defined roles of male and female which is perceived to be in the greater good of society To force gender equality upon this institution is an attack on institution itself and an attack on freedom to practice religion and the human right to do so Bill of rights I have mentioned the U.S constitution and the bill of rights. These rights were intended to be interpreted in the spirit of Christian values. As governments of different political persuasion came to power they appointed judges when vacancies arose on the Supreme Court benches These judges were appointed for the known position they will take on various social issues be radical or conservative. it is clear by decisions of this court the original will of the founders of the US constitution was being betrayed by judges voting for radical` social reform Judeo Christian value played a major part in the formation of the united states constitution and associated Bill of rights it is laced with religious language and does not mention the separation of church and state The founding fathers did not want the European style state (national) church so included in the constitution no government rule in establishing of religion Americas fist president George Washington said Tis substantially true the virtue of morality is a necessary spring board of popular government, let us with caution indulge in the supposition that morality can be maintained with out religion James Madison said toleration of religion is not sufficient and that people had inalienable rights to religious freedom All men are equally entitled to free exercise of religion this was included in in the Virginia declaration of rights Thomas Jefferson 1802 mentioned a wall of separation between church and state in letter to a Baptist community. Religion played a strong part in government organisation up until 1947.In a supreme court ruling Emerson vs board of education Justice Black took Thomas Jefferson statement as building a high insurmountable wall between church and state in a ruling against funding for transport of children to and from in religious schools, which were mainly catholic .It is reported Justice Black was strongly anti catholic. This then flowed from federal level to state level. This in effect rewrote the 1st amendment The end result the judgement discriminated against religion .Victory after victory by the ACLU (American civil liberties union ) used this ruling to 1948 religious instruction removed from schools 1962 banned school prayer 1963banned bible readings 1971 remove government funding for religious schools No display of religious material tolerated in the public square 1982 no ten commandments in schools 1986 no nativity scenes 2002No pledge of allegiance mentioning the word god in public schools This resulted in government institutions and schools banning all forms of religion for fear of law suits This has been against the will of its citizens with 89% of democrats and 73%of liberals believing it has gone to far removing religion from the public square The fist amendment freedom of speech is now being used to roll back this exercise in social engineering The bush administration has now appointed 2 Supreme Court judges who are believed to uphold traditional values Thus judges end up becoming legislators and policy-makers, while the parliamentary process is eroded. Law is meant to be made by parliaments, not by judges. Unelected and unaccountable judges take the place of elected and accountable politicians under this arrangement. Thus the democratic process itself comes under threat. The courts become politicised and activist minority groups and special-interest groups can use the courts to promote an agenda at odds with the majority. People who are willing to use the mechanism of law will increasingly determine the political landscape, instead of a duly elected parliament Australia has many checks and balanced on its law to prevent unfair treatment of it citizens In conclusion It is essential Australia maintains its right to free speech in particular reference to religion if this is removed we will not have the united states fall back position of its fist amendment of free speech If a bill of rights is introduced there seems non recourse to roll back radical social engineering The proposed Australia bill of rights is a document for radical social change and as I have pointed out is a suppression of freedom and seems inconsistent with the aims of an organisation aligning its self will human rights Trevor Dawes      PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 4 A;a !!((******************ҿҬҥ~zhJhJmHnHu h_hJjh_hJUh\jh\U hV/h*$h!h!B*H*OJQJ^Jph$h!h!>*B*OJQJ^Jph!h!h!B*OJQJ^Jphh!h!OJQJ^Jh!h!5OJQJ\^J#A z 8 1o;aJgd! $a$gd!**E #""""'#h### $a$gd!gd!##U$$_%%%=(((y))***************gd@0gdqgdmLgdV/gd!:&P 1h:pqBP. 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