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  1. danieldemol

    Is forced labour in prisons ethical?

    Is forced labour in prisons ethical? My intuitive hunch is probably not, so why do we allow it exactly?
  2. danieldemol

    Peak Australian Islamic groups seek to whitewash religion of religiously motivated terrorism in my view

    Peak Australian Islamic groups seek to whitewash religion of religiously motivated terrorism in my view 'An alliance of peak Islamic groups has called for Australia's terrorism laws to be changed, to remove the concept of "religiously motivated terrorism" from the legislation... ... A...
  3. danieldemol

    If a person claiming to be Christ comes today, how do you know it is really *not* him?

    I believe that Baha'is and other groups who claim to follow the return of Christ have their questions incomplete. One not only needs a criteria of what a true claimant would look like, when multiple people make the case to fit those criteria, it is also helpful to have a set of criteria for...
  4. danieldemol

    Should Christians support progressive tax systems?

    Should Christians support progressive tax systems? I was reading this passage for context; 'Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that...
  5. danieldemol

    Australia's gender pay gap

    I was reading a useful article on the gender pay gap in Australia which points out; 'The latest gender pay gap report has revealed a woman is paid, on average, $18,000 less than a man over a year.' Source: Workers reluctant to return to the office may intensify gender pay gap, lawyers warn It...
  6. danieldemol

    Conversion therapy still legal in West Australia, lets get it banned already

    'What is conversion therapy? Conversion practices try to change or suppress an LGBTQIA+ person's sexuality or gender identity. They can involve cognitive behavioural therapy or psychoanalytic treatment but in Australia are most often informal, such as repeatedly telling people they are in some...
  7. danieldemol

    Australia's only Liberal premier calls for state election in Tasmania

    'In short: Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff has called an early election, over a year before it was scheduled, after two independent MPs declined to renegotiate an agreement with the state government. Lara Alexander and John Tucker defected from the Liberals last year, pushing the Rockliff...
  8. danieldemol

    NATO chief says Donald Trump puts US troops, allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want' with them

    'The head of NATO has warned that Donald Trump is putting the lives of US troops and their allies at risk by saying Russia should do "whatever the hell they want" to members of the military alliance who don't spend enough on defence... ...Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, Mr...
  9. danieldemol

    Biden leading in polls as women dump Trump in polls in favour of Biden?

    'The gender gap is growing between supporters of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters. And that’s good news for the Democratic incumbent: Biden holds a slight lead over Trump in Wednesday’s 2024 presidential...
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    Trump ordered to pay writer E Jean Carroll $US83.3 million as defamation trial reaches verdict

    'E Jean Carroll's lawyers say Donald Trump's comments set off a flood of hate messages from strangers The judge threatened to send Mr Trump's lawyer to jail for continuing to talk when he told her she was finished Nine jurors will deliberate over whether Ms Carroll is entitled to more than the...
  11. danieldemol

    Monotheism and Henotheism, is there a third option?

    So apparently monotheism is the belief that there is only one God Source: monotheism - Google Search whilst 'Henotheism is the worship of a single, supreme god that does not deny the existence or possible existence of other deities[1][2] that may also be worshipped.[3]' Source: Henotheism -...
  12. danieldemol

    Should the world forget Ukraine's struggle against a superpower in order to fund a war on a bunch of guerilla fighters that are underwhelmingly armed?

    Hello, I was watching a clip on the abc about the impending struggle of Ukraine over it's winter. In summary; 'Ukraine’s President Volodymry Zelenskyy has a new problem. As well as fighting Russia, he also has to fight Israel and Hamas for the world’s attention. The shift in attention to Gaza...
  13. danieldemol

    Whitewashing religions?

    Saw this statement on another sub-section; "We shouldn’t be trying to demonise any religion" It was followed by what looked to me to be a complete whitewashing of all religious texts so I thought to myself, true we shouldn't be trying to demonise any religion because that would be both dishonest...
  14. danieldemol

    Australian public schools underfunded

    'The findings of an independent expert-led review into school funding have been revealed The report found public schools are under-resourced, further entrenching disadvantage Education ministers are set to negotiate new funding arrangements' Source...
  15. danieldemol

    Baha'i groups discuss the Covenant of Baha'u'llah

    Good morning everyone. I have invited (with their permission) a member of the Baha'i Faith loyal to the Universal House of Justice based in Haifa (represented unofficially by Trailblazer) to discuss the Baha'i Covenant of Baha'u'llah with a Baha'i from outside the Haifa based group (represented...
  16. danieldemol

    Catholic Education Tasmania head takes issue with mandatory consent education

    Catholic Education Tasmania head takes issue with mandatory consent education; Not sure if this is more of a political or religious thread, but tentatively stuck it here. 'In a recently published article on the Archdiocese of Hobart's website, Gerard Gaskin took issue with mandatory consent...
  17. danieldemol

    Does anyone know how KWED is going?

    Hi Ladies and Gents, I haven't heard from @KWED for a while. Does anyone know what became of him? Kind regards :)
  18. danieldemol

    An interview with Unitarian Baha'i Bahamut19

    Hello @bahamut19 Welcome to Religiousfourms :) I hope when the opportunity becomes available you will entertain some questions for me (tomorrow is fine) It is my pleasure to have you here. Question 1. Does the Unitarian Baha'i Faith consider itself to have a scriptural basis in the writings...
  19. danieldemol

    Denier of Spectroscopy.

    I was having a discussion with a Baha'i on another forum which i won't name, and they responded to me like this; My Baha'i respondent: I said the formation of gold has never been observed in nature. This cannot be observed on stars light-years away from earth, with current technology. The study...
  20. danieldemol

    Anthony Blinken on Post war Palestine

    'US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has laid out the most detail to date about America's vision for a post-war two-state solution. He said the "key elements" should include: No forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. "Not now, not after the war." No use of Gaza as a platform for...
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