Keywords: St James Ethics Centre
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 04 June 2010
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EDUCATION
- Neil Ormerod
- 16 April 2010
22 Comments
The Sydney Anglican diocese is concerned that proposed ethics classes in schools might attract students away from
existing scripture classes. This looks more like a matter of turf wars, of seeking to maintain numbers and so
justify their continuance.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 28 January 2010
1 Comment
The full text of Frank Brennan's January 2010 address to the Australian Association of Catholic Bioethicists, 'Toothless, Trojan or True to Trinitarian Anthropology? Reflecting on the 2009 National Human Rights Consultation'.
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EDUCATION
- Teresa Russell
- 29 September 2009
20 Comments
According to NSW education policy, if a parent wants their child to opt out of religious education, that child is not
entitled to any instruction during
this period. An alliance of parents and educators is pushing for an ethics-based alternative to religious education.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 18 September 2009
4 Comments
In Life and Death: How do we honour the Patient's Autonomy and the Doctor's Conscience?
Frank Brennan's Sandra David Oration at St Vincent's Clinic, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 17 September 2009.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins & James Massola
- 04 September 2006
1 Comment
Last week, 'Jihad' Jack Thomas was recalled from a beach holiday with his family after he had a control order placed on him. Our capacity to respond to alarm is diminished by the media's manufacturing of monsters to sell papers and compete for ratings and website hits.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Sandie Cornish
- 29 May 2006
Why did Australians rally behind Van Nguyen yet appear to care little about the Bali Nine? The differing responses of the community to particular cases appears to be driven more by emotion and social identification than principles, or practical reason.
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