Atheist Foundation of Australia
Our Aims
- To encourage and to provide a means of expression for informed free-thought on philosophical and social issues.
- To safeguard the rights of all non-religious people.
- To serve as a focal point for the community of non-religious people.
- To offer verifiable information in place of superstition and to promote logic and reason.
- To promote atheism.
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Census No Religion Campaign
The next Australian Census will be held on Tuesday 10th August 2021 and we need it to accurately reflect what Australians truly believe. So, when you’re filling in the census and you come to the question on religion, this is your chance to think carefully and decide whether you still see yourself as religious.
If you don’t see yourself as religious anymore, this census, mark ‘No Religion’.
Do Not Divide Us Campaign
Everyone should be able to go about their lives free from discrimination.
But the Morrison Government is writing laws that would see people discriminate against their fellow Australians in ways that will affect all of us.
Australia is a great country and we need your help to stop these invasive laws and to keep Australia free from discrimination.
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Our Philosophy
The Atheist Foundation of Australia recognises the scientific method as the only rational means toward understanding reality. To question and critically examine all ideas, testing them in the light of experiment, leads to the discovery of facts.
As there seems to be no scientific evidence for supernatural phenomena, atheists reject belief in ‘God’, gods, and other supernatural beings. The universe, the world in which we live, and the evolution of life seem to be entirely natural occurrences.
No personality or mind can exist without the process of living matter to sustain it. We have only one life – here and now. All that remains after a person dies is the memory of their life and deeds in the minds of those who remain.
Atheists reject superstition and prejudice along with the irrational fears they cause. We recognise the complexity and interdependence of life on this planet. As rational and ethical beings we accept the challenge of making a creative and responsible contribution to life.
Because everyone is a self proclaimed medical expert now... make them all sit a 1st year Nurses exam. And if they pass, they are still not even close to their opinion being respected. But they may respect those who can...
The psychological power of mythology is a characteristic feature of human behavior. Since man began to think, man has organized a power structure to take advantage of this. Millions of unfortunate victims today would likely be incapable of achieving a happy life without their mythological convictions.
this meme needs a fact check bro
And there’s plenty of atheists like myself who would prefer to wait till the clinical trials finish in 2023. Yay for science!!!
The current Pope is vocally pro vax.
Let people do what they want..
Let the Lord send down a pestilence to smite those who don't believe.
but... Francis has been saying that one should get vaccinated so... 🙄
I guess they can't be always wrong. 🤷
I'm 100% atheist and using same logic will not take this experiment pushed by same manipulative tactics as organized religion....
Well they do think that they are going to a better place lol
They Googled researched God and found evidence on the internet.
Rosie Ryan
I'm an atheist but www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/pope-francis-suggests-people-have-moral-obligation-take-coronaviru...
Nick Judas
Lol
Rachael 😂
evidence suggests that its about as worth while getting as the flu shot. I'll wait a few years til they develope one that is actually a vaccince and not a bandaid
The Hillsong way:
The Hillsong way: where free labour for God is just the beginning
www.crikey.com.au
A law firm's review into Hillsong College has found instances of racism, sexism and favouritism in the megachurch's training ground for pastors.It's a cult, a very wealthy cult ruled over buy greedy manipulative tools. The model is basically indentured servitude, the poor idiots are so wrapped up in the "religion" they don't see it for what it is. The government let them operate tax free as Scomo is one of them.
Cult of wealth.
Sounds very much like the Scientologist Way. Only missing a billion years contract.
Sucker born every minute.
And ones our leader. Frog help us
ScoMo's Happy Clapper Clan
Ahhhh so Scient-hillsongology ....
No! The mind boggles! Really? Who would have thought...
🎶 Dillsong. 🥴
cult-like?
It’s not exploitation, it’s “service”...Michael Elliott Daniel Mifsud Matthew Nicol
Ridicule them everyday before breakfast.
Bring the kids 😉
Losing by religion
"The Liberals were beset with issues after several candidates’ religious views made it to the public realm, and according to the committee, post-election polling found 9 per cent of people voted Labor because of a perception that the Liberal candidates had “extreme religious views that didn’t represent them”.
www.smh.com.au
The report said it must be concluded and emphasised that the WA Liberals were a party in decline and headed for the door. Decent people had abandoned the party leaving what was now effectively a polit...It had an impact here in Victoria at the last election as well. Not so much federally though.
A state political party overrun by religious extremists, and there is no doubt WA is the only place in Australia where these fanatics are planning a total takeover. Their hatred of progressive Australians should be noted by all, and just like in America, white Christians who will not entertain the thought of their group fast becoming the dominant single controlling social group. I fear we could see coups attempted here and they install a white Christian apartheid system.
I will not vote for the Victorian Liberal party as long as Karina Okotel is there. She campaigned against marriage equality and is an extremely religious person. If the liberal party in Victoria wants my vote she needs to leave and they have to distance themselves from the religious right.
Wait WHAT? The liberals are corrupt?????!!!!! 😮
If only we could punish then federally stating with the PM
They're screwed!
What is it with religious batshit crazy and the Liberal party. It's like it's a prerequisite to join the party.
Well they are officially dead as a party, they need 5 seats to form an opposition, they only got 2.
Why? NEVER! hahaha
This presupposes that the WA Libs were not a wasteland to start with. False premise.
Religion should never effect government of the majority.
New research indicates the internet doesn't make people act like jerks, but it sure gives the jerks a big megaphone.
Online Trolls Actually Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds
gizmodo.com
New research indicates the internet doesn't make people act like jerks, but it sure gives the jerks a big megaphone.I like to troll the trolls, does that make me a kind of hyper-jerk or something?
what study was that ??? bet it was a Leftwing group against free speech...
what? no part time asshole?
Sad but true
As Gore Vidal once said " the pilgrams didnt go to America cos there were being oppressed. They went there to Oppress"
You're thinking of Muslims. Christians were persecuted for a few centuries. It was kinda their schtick for a while.
Look... we're supposed to be the logical ones right? So why are we conflating ancient Christians with modern ones? I'm also pretty sure that being outright prohibited from worship by the state is a breach of their rights. We're the first to say something about separation of church and state when the fundies want to force God into public schools, it's pretty hypocritical therefore to ban them from their own institutions where they worship privately among their own.
The question is why do Christians in Australia believe themsleves to be opprressed? They have to be the most privileged religious group in the country. Tax free status. Money poured into their coffers by the govenment to build insanely luxurious schools while the Public shools are lucky to get the crumbs. From our PM down they believe themsleves to be superior to the rest of us. And they want more power to infiltrate the lives of non Chriistians including the power to deny us the right to die, the right to sack teachers and expell students who don't fit with their narrow minded beliefs. I could go on .....
Swap Christians with people in power abusing religion and exploiting the uneducated to commit atrocities and I will agree with you.
*all religions
Looks like a cyclist pedalling into the West Bank
Not quite from the beginning. They suffered persecution for the first few centuries.
100%! Perfect analogy!
Spot on!😂
They always shriek about being oppressed. It's what they do. Addicted to a torture-porn fairytale.
What effect would Morrison's proposed Religious Discrimination Bill have on this type of behaviour?
Stripped bishop a ‘failed property tycoon,’ says flock
www.smh.com.au
Detectives from the Financial Crimes Squad formed Strike Force Vandean about four months ago following long-standing complaints against Bishop Daniel.Imagine the Catholic church taxed! They'd then fund political parties that defended their ideology.
Another issue is that the Crown Sols office have been investigating this for THREE YEARS and still haven't finished!
Tax free status requires public bookkeeping
This is exactly why religious organisations and their businesses need to be taxed.
Why are we spending tax money to investigate this? It's not fraud - it's not a business.
You have to admit, though, it's a fabulous frock!
Don’t they all.
Wow! What a surprise
And this inflatable shower cap; does it come in different colours? 🤣
Stripped bishop sounds like slang for a penis after circumcision.
Preacher: We Can Ignore Climate Change Since Jesus Will Soon Fix Everything.
Preacher: We Can Ignore Climate Change Since Jesus Will Soon Fix Everything
I can't believe we have to share a planet with these people.
friendlyatheist.patheos.com
2021 Census completed, thanks to @timminchin for the wee reminder of choosing #NoReligion #Census21.
It’s true. #NoReligion does not necessarily mean you disbelieve the claim a “god” exists. The @Census21 campaign is not about maximising the number of atheists, but obtaining a true reflection of Australia’s religiosity. #2021CensusAU
In the 2021 census, those who identify as Christian will likely dip below 50%. But Mark Stephens from @cpx_tweet says Australia has always had a contested relationship with religion, and “no religion” doesn’t necessarily equate with atheism. #Census2021
https://www.smh.com.au/national/has-australia-lost-its-religion-or-merely-its-affection-for-institutions-20210804-p58frj.html
I'm trying to figure out why Margaret Court's church received half a mil in JobKeeper whilst public unis did not receive a cent. I have two degrees and a grad dip and still, this perplexes me.
2021 and this is still happening. A legal right to fire staff and expel students for their sexual orientation. Both major parties promised to change this three years ago. And the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill will make it worse.
#auspol #LGBTIQ
Steph Lentz was sacked this year for being gay. It was perfectly legal
LGBTQ people who work at religious schools can be sacked for who they are, and they fear the federal religious ...
www.theage.com.au
4x #NoReligion here #Census2021au
