Reflecting on the Release of the Ruddock Religious Freedom Review (TGCA Council)
The Gospel Coalition Australia Council welcomes the release of the report of the Ruddock Religious Freedom Review. We hope that the Expert Panel’s report will contribute to courteous conversation around this important but increasingly contested human right. The Importance of Religious Freedom As Christians, we believe religious freedom to be a bedrock freedom. Being creatures made in God’s image, our religious beliefs – what we believe about God, ourselves and our world – are deep-seated and fundamental to our identity individually and communally. Being free to express those beliefs in word and practice is essential to personal and communal integrity,...