Rule 68 and religious education
Senators dispute whether Rule 68 should be deleted, with Darragh O’Brien defending religious ethos schools and asking whether the Government supports its removal.
I refer to respecting people in a republic. The Senator used the word "offend", that is, that religion would offend - she should check the record - that it would be offensive.
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I will conclude on this point. I am not offended by anyone's religion and I am not offended if someone decides not to hold any religious belief. However, I must tell the Leader that any proposed deletion of Rule 68 must be debated fully and must not be a knee-jerk reaction to a few hundred parents who have found themselves in a difficult position. What about the millions of people, the hundreds of thousands of parents who want their children to be brought up and educated in a religious ethos school, as I do with my daughter, to give them a good grounding in life?
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As for this idea of welcoming the proposed deletion of Rule 68, I have a final question.
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Has the Government agreed to the deletion of Rule 68?