Christian Schools Australia spokesman Mark Spencer confirmed a shift in the views of some Christian groups since the former Morrison government’s failed attempt to pass religious discrimination laws in 2022.
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“Last time around [in 2022], Christian groups were not keen on vilification provisions. There is certainly more goodwill about trying to get that right than there was,” Spencer said.
He attributed this shift to extensive discussions between faith communities and a greater appreciation of the perspective put by Muslim and Jewish leaders in particular about the vilification their communities experienced.
This consensus position was laid out in a letter to Dreyfus in June 2022, which until now has not been made public. It was signed by about 20 leaders from varied faith groups including Anglican, Catholic, Presbyterian, Greek Orthodox, Baptist and Pentecostal churches, as well as Christian Schools Australia, the Australian National Council of Imams and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
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