Radio Interview: ABC Ballarat: Census demands Honest Response
Brian Morris interview with Steve Martin, ABC Ballarat, 2.8.2016 Why the Census needs to be completed with honesty; reference to the email-chains circulating nationally to “tick ‘Christian’ to stop Australia becoming a Muslim country“; also the Christian campaigns that coincidentally (or otherwise) feed off the racist emails to tick “only Christian“; Plain Reason asks people […]
Radio Interview: 891 Adelaide: Census demands Honest Response
Brian Morris interview with Ian Henschke, 891 Adelaide, 2.8.2016 Why the Census needs to be completed with honesty; reference to the email-chains circulating nationally to “tick ‘Christian’ to stop Australia becoming a Muslim country“; also the Christian campaigns that coincidentally (or otherwise) feed off the racist emails to tick “only Christian“; Plain Reason asks people […]
Opinion: Brisbane Times 2.8.16: Census demands Honest Response
Opinion by Brian Morris in Brisbane Times on 2.8.16 Rebuttal of Opinion by Rev. Michael Jensen – same edition: Census demands Honest Response: Original copy: text in ORANGE was edited out prior to publication. One of the basic tenets of secular ethics draws on an old adage: “honesty is the best policy”. Together with other […]
Opinion: WAtoday 2.8.16: Census demands Honest Response
Opinion by Brian Morris in WAtoday on 2.8.16 Rebuttal of Opinion by Rev. Michael Jensen – same edition: Census demands Honest Response: Original copy: text in ORANGE was edited out prior to publication. One of the basic tenets of secular ethics draws on an old adage: “honesty is the best policy”. Together with other aphorisms, […]
Opinion: Huffington Post 27.7.16 – Census 2016: Upset over Religion
27.7.16 published in Huffington Post here: When a leading betting agency makes a groundbreaking move to lay odds on the upcoming census, you know something is about to happen — particularly when those odds centre on the seemingly innocuous question of religious affiliation. A seismic shift will certainly occur on August 9th, now that the […]
Radio Interview: 2UE Sydney 26.7.16: Census 2016: Upset over Religion
Interview with Bill Woods, 2UE Sydney 26.7.16 Discussing the upcoming Census, why the ABS has moved the ‘No Religion’ option to FIRST option, what the implications are in terms of the Churches, politics, and the broad scope of the social policy agenda. Brian Morris Plain Reason: Promoting science, reason and critical thinking.
Radio Interview: ABC 891 Adelaide 21.7.16: Census 2016: Upset over Religion
Interview with Narelle Graham, ABC 891 Adelaide 21.7.16 Discussing the upcoming Census, why the ABS has moved the ‘No Religion’ option to FIRST option, what the implications are in terms of the Churches, politics, and the broad scope of the social policy agenda. Brian Morris Plain Reason: Promoting science, reason and critical thinking.
Opinion: InDaily 20.7.16 – Census 2016: Upset over Religion
20.7.16 publish in InDaily here: When a leading betting agency makes a groundbreaking move to lay odds on the upcoming census, you know something is about to happen — particularly when those odds centre on the seemingly innocuous question of religious affiliation. A seismic shift will certainly occur on August 9th, now that the “No […]
Opinion: Independent Media Network – Census 2016: Upset over Religion
21.7.16 published in Australian Independent Media Network When a leading betting agency makes a groundbreaking move to lay odds on the upcoming census, you know something is about to happen — particularly when those odds centre on the seemingly innocuous question of religious affiliation. A seismic shift will certainly occur on August 9th, now that […]
Opinion: Courier Mail 26.7.16 – Census 2016: Upset over Religion
Published in the Courier Mail here: 26.7.16 When a leading betting agency makes a groundbreaking move to lay odds on the upcoming Census you know something is about to happen — particularly when those odds centre on the seemingly innocuous question of Religious Affiliation. A seismic shift will certainly occur on August 9th — and […]
Opinion: Hobart Mercury 17.7.16 – Census 2016: Upset over Religion
Published in the Hobart Mercury here: 17.7.16 When a leading betting agency makes a groundbreaking move to lay odds on the upcoming Census you know something is about to happen — particularly when those odds centre on the seemingly innocuous question of Religious Affiliation. A seismic shift will certainly occur on August 9th — and […]
Radio Interview – ABC Central Victoria 24.6.16 – De-fund $11b for Private Schools
Interview with Steve Martin, ABC Central Victoria. Why $11 billion in federal funding for Private Religious Schools — taxpayer dollars from a secular public — needs to be re-channelled to public education. Plain Reason: Promoting science, reason, and critical thinking:
Radio Interview – 6PR Perth 23.6.16: De-fund 11b for Private Schools
Interview with Adam Shand – 6PR Perth: Why $11 billion in federal funding for Private Religious Schools — taxpayer dollars from a secular public — needs to be re-channelled to public education. Plain Reason: Promoting science, reason and critical thinking.
Opinion: 22.6.16 – Public schools, politics, and a religious divide
Published 22.6.16: The Australian Independent Media Network – (AIM) Australia is creating a new socio-religious divide — inadvertently, or perhaps intentionally — based squarely on education. And it is reflected in the growing imbalance between an increasingly secular public and what can be described as an endemic piety that percolates through parliaments, the bureaucracy and […]
Media Release: De-fund $11b from private religious schools for public schools
Redirect the $11b from private religious schools to public schools: 22.6.16 “Public schooling — much like Medicare (1) — is being slowly privatised. With a staggering 40% of Aussie kids now enrolled in private religious schools, public education is being starved of funds,” say Brian Morris, director of Plain Reason. “Federal funding cuts is already […]
Radio Interview – ABC 702 Sydney . . . . Wendy Harmer – It’s time to Tax Religion
Interview with Wendy Harmer ABC 702 Sydney on 16th June 2016 Why religion — and particularly the major churches and their entrepreneurial businesses should start paying at least part of the $31 billion in tax that they avoid each year. Plain Reason: Promoting science, reason and critical thinking . . .
Published Letter: Orlando, Gays, and Gods
Published 16.6.16 – News Corps The Advertiser: Response to Column by Tory Shepherd: Dear Letters Editor, Tory Shepherd’s column (The Advertiser, 15/6/16) — about the Orlando massacre of gays — was correct on all counts, except one. Omar Mateen was clearly homophobic, racist, and an Islamic terrorist but the point that gets consistently ignored is […]
Radio Interview ABC Victoria 30.5.2016 . . . Why Politicians must declare their Religion
Brian Morris: Interview with Steve Martin ABC Victoria 30.5.16 It’s time for state and federal politicians to declare their ‘Religious Affiliations’. They are required to declare their pecuniary interests and it’s essential that citizens also know the personal religious beliefs of all MPs. Dozens of secular issues are directly ‘religion related’ and the public should […]
Opinion – AIM + NM 26.5.16 – Pious Pollies vs Public Policy
Published in Australia Independent Media Network 27.5.16 Published in New Matilda 26.5.16 For the full text see either of the published links above. Plain Reason: Promoting science, reason and critical thinking
Radio Interview – ABC News Radio – 25.5.16. Pious Pollies vs Public Policy
Interview with Glen Bartholomew – ABC News Radio. 10 mins. No mp3 audio available: Breaking the TABOO of discussing “religion in politics”. Why voters and the media need to question MPs, Senators and new candidates (especially at election time) about how the extent of their religious beliefs impact on the full raft of social policy. […]