{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F27cae70c-c970-469d-9d8f-b7ab4ee0b206","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 232 \u2013 From Russia With Love\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/27cae70c-c970-469d-9d8f-b7ab4ee0b206\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 232 \u2013 From Russia With Love","description":"<br />\nMark joins us in the studio. We start by bemoaning the latest draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill and then delve into all things Russian.<br />\nThe Religious Discrimination Act \u2013 2nd Draft<br />\nThe new Bill makes it clear the religious organisations may \u201cpreference\u201d staff who share their faith, and in some cases preference those to whom their services are provided, if there is a good faith religious reason for doing so. The definition of a good faith reason has been expanded and the types of religious organisations that are protected has been expanded.<br />\nEmployment Discrimination<br />\nBill Clinton once said \u201cIt\u2019s the economy, stupid\u201d.<br />\nThe Fist has been saying \u201cIt\u2019s about employment, stupid\u201d.<br />\nThe secular movement totally missed the point and was distracted by \u201cHate Speech\u201d and Falou. As evidence look no further than Fiona Patten at the Press Club. Maybe now, people will start talking about employment discrimination.<br />\nHate speech comes a distant third after \u201csupply of service\u201d issues.<br />\nBut we\u2019re fucked. Remember the survey result?<br />\n<a href=\"https://www.ironfistvelvetglove.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/231m.jpg\"></a><br />\nThe conservative government full of religious nut bags doesn\u2019t care about secularism and doesn\u2019t care about popular opinion.<br />\nThe Draft Bill<br />\nHere is a link.<br />\n11\u00a0 Religious bodies may act in accordance with their faith etc.<br />\n(1)\u00a0 A religious body does not discriminate against a person under this Act by engaging, in good faith, in conduct that a person of the same religion as the religious body could reasonably consider to be in accordance with the doctrines, tenets, beliefs or teachings of that religion.<br />\nNote:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This subsection does not permit conduct that is otherwise unlawful under any other law of the Commonwealth, including the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.<br />\n(2)\u00a0 Without limiting subsection\u00a0(1), conduct mentioned in that subsection includes giving preference to persons of the same religion as the religious body.<br />\n(3)\u00a0 A religious body does not discriminate against a person under this Act by engaging, in good faith, in conduct to avoid injury to the religious susceptibilities of adherents of the same religion as the religious body.<br />\nNote:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This subsection does not permit conduct that is otherwise unlawful under any other law of the Commonwealth, including the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.<br />\n(4)\u00a0 Without limiting subsection\u00a0(3), conduct mentioned in that subsection includes giving preference to persons of the same religion as the religious body.<br />\n(5)\u00a0 Religious body means:<br />\n(a)\u00a0 an educational institution that is conducted in accordance with the doctrines, tenets, beliefs or teachings of a particular religion; or<br />\n(b)\u00a0 a registered public benevolent institution that is conducted in accordance with the doctrines, tenets, beliefs or teachings of a particular religion; or<br />\n(c)\u00a0 any other body that is conducted in accordance with the doctrines, tenets, beliefs or teachings of a particular religion (other than a body that engages solely or primarily in commercial activities);<br />\nbut does not include an institution that is a hospital or aged care facility, or that solely or primarily provides accommodation.<br />\n(6)\u00a0 This section applies despite anything else in this Act.<br />\n<a href=\"https://lawandreligionaustralia.blog/2019/12/10/second-draft-of-religious-discrimination-package-released/#more-7589\">From The law and Religion Blog</a><br />\nIn RDB1 there was no special arrangement made for the most obvious examples of religious groups which could be said to operate on a \u201ccommercial\u201d basis, religious hospitals, aged-care facilities and religious accommodation providers. Rather than being dealt with under cl 11 (they are explicitly said not to be \u201creligious bodies\u201d under cl 11(5)), these organisations now have their own specific provisions in cl 32, sub-clauses (8)-(11).","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/085762e2-797c-4ef4-9b10-434ecde61c07/logo2018v2.jpg"}