Re: Anti-porn conference in Manila

[Dave Horsfall <dave@esi.COM.AU>]

On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, James A. Donald wrote:

> Church of England in Australia was, and I believe still is, government 
> funded by the Australian government.

As are many other schools of various religious persuasions.  So?

> Furthermore when my kids went to government school in NSW, Australia,
> they were taught Church of England religion by my neighbor, Mrs Law, 
> in school, in the classroom.  

It's not compulsory - as an avowed atheist I always avoided them.

> If it quacks like a duck ...

Not necessarily...  If they fund one school, they can hardly refuse
to fund others.

> I was unaware of the portion of the constitution that you mention.

Obviously - it's handy having an on-line copy of the Australian
Constitution.  Anyone want a copy?  I don't run an FTP site.

> I suspect that the government and the church are none to clear on it
> either.

You might be amused to know that our Governor-General (the "Queen's Man")
is himself an avowed atheist - is it likely he would have been appointed
by a pro-religious government?

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