Under threat

I am concerned about the recent move to change Queensland’s AntiDiscrimination Act. The Queensland Human Rights Commission in its Report has recommended removing the right of Christian schools to hire only Christian teachers (Recommendation 39). (Australian Christian Lobby enews 04/10/22)

A science teacher, for example, would not be required to be a Christian. ACL points out that this seriously undermines a Christian schools ability to fulfil its ethos.

How would this work out in practice? I believe most competent non-christian teachers would prefer to teach in the State Education System as the salaries are higher than in private education. Some Christians do too, but competent Christian teachers who feel a calling from God

to teach in a Christian school consider their calling more important than the salary. If such a teacher, a science teacher, should apply to teach in a Christian school and a less competent non-christian teacher also apply for the same position, is the school required to pass over the competent teacher and hire the less competent one on the grounds of religion? That to me is discrimination.

What is this government afraid of? That children will be taught by Christian teachers to love their neighbour? Then the crime rate might go down! Or a science teacher might teach children to think, and point out the many faults in the Theory of Evolution? (NB “Evolution’s Achilles Heels” :- DVD Creation Ministries International), but there is a great deal of investment in this faulty theory!

I urge readers who share my concern to contact their MPS and urge them to vote against these proposed changes to the Queensland Anti-discrimination Act so that Christian schools might have the right to choose their own staff. Also please sign the petition.

CECILY MAC ALPINE,

Magnetic Island.