Religious Freedom Institute

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Religious Freedom Institute

• Legal Practitioners
• In the defence of
• Religious Freedom

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• What is
• Religious Freedom?

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• Religious Freedom is
• A Human Right

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• Religious Freedom is
• A Natural Right

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• Religious Freedom is
• A Constitutional Right

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• Religious Freedom is
• A Human Duty
• and Obligation

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• Religious Freedom is
• Part of our
• Freedom of Speech

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• Religious Freedom is
• The Freedom to believe

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Does Australia already have aBill of Rights?

• YES!

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Where is Australias Bill of Rights found?

• In the inherited 2,000 year
• Christian Tradition of the
• United Kingdom

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Where is Australias Bill of Rights found?

• In the United Kingdoms
• unwritten Constitution, implied
• in Australias Constitution

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Where is Australias Bill of Rights found?

• In various UK,
• Australian Commonwealth
• and
• States and Territories Statutes

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What is Australias Constitutional heritage?

• A
• CHRISTIAN
• Heritage!

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The Four Christian Cornerstones of Democracy

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• UNIVERSALISM

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The Four Christian Cornerstones of Democracy

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• RULE OF LAW

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The Four Christian Cornerstones of Democracy

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• SUBSIDIARITY

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The Four Christian Cornerstones of Democracy

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• SOLIDARITY

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Preserving Australias Christian heritage

• OUR AIM
• To make Australias
• human laws
• consistent with
• The Natural Law

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Threats to Australias Christian democratic
heritage

• So called
• ANTI VILIFICATION LAWS

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Threats to Australias Christian democratic
heritage

• So called
• HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS

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Threats to Australias Christian democratic
heritage

• So called
• CHARTER OF RIGHTS

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Threats to Australias Christian democratic
heritage

• FALSE PLURALISM

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Threats to Australias Christian democratic
heritage

• EQUIVALENCE OF BELIEF

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Threats to Australias Christian democratic
heritage

• HISTORICAL REVISIONISM

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Threats to Australias Christian democratic
heritage

• MORAL RELATIVISM

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Solution to preserving Australias Christian
democratic heritage

• A Christian-based jurisprudence is necessary to
• preserve and perfect
• Australias democratic heritage

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Australias lawmaking sources

• Parliaments Statutory law
• The Courts Common law

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Religious Freedom Institute Defending
Australias Christian heritage

• The Religious Freedom Institute
• advocates in defence of religious freedom in the
  courts and Parliaments of Australia

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Help defend Australias Christian Heritage

• Are you a
• Legal Practitioner?

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Help defend Australias Christian Heritage

• Why not become
• an RFI Affiliate?

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Help defend Australias Christian Heritage

• Are you willing
• to help the RFI
• fulfil its mission?

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Help defend Australias Christian Heritage

• Become
• a Member today!
• (Inquiries Welcome)

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