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Faith and Society

The connection between faith and liberty has been clear through Australia's history. Here you will find our work on religion and its role in Australian society, and the connection between the church and the ideas of individual liberty and free markets
Freedom of Speech
At Cross Purposes

At Cross Purposes

Morgan Begg Started 5 August 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

This article from the August 2019 IPA Review is by IPA Research Fellow, Morgan Begg Despite the prevalence of religious liberty in Western political culture, its origins are a matter of continuing...

PUBLICATIONS
The Public’s Fury At Being Told What To Do And Think Has Exploded With The Folau Fiasco

The Public’s Fury At Being Told What To Do And Think Has Exploded With The Folau Fiasco

Gideon Rozner 27 June 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

Trust the perennially sanctimonious Kerryn Phelps to capture in a couple of sentences why the Israel Folau saga has resonated with so many. The one-time MP took to Twitter on Tuesday to share her...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Faith and Society
Success In Failure

Success In Failure

Richard Allsop Started 29 April 2019 Faith and society, Government services,

An excellent biography finally provides an opportunity to fairly evaluate Billy McMahon’s legacy, argues IPA Senior Fellow Richard Allsop. An argument can be made for Saturday, 2 December...

PUBLICATIONS
The Outrage Mob Is Out To Get Folau

The Outrage Mob Is Out To Get Folau

Morgan Begg 12 April 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

The outrage mob is out in force following rugby star Israel Folau’s latest social media comments. The mob wants to more than disagree with Folau’s opinion, as is our right in a free...

Originally appeared in Sydney Morning Herald
PUBLICATIONS
Proposed Religious Freedom Laws Are Dangerous And Counter-Productive

Proposed Religious Freedom Laws Are Dangerous And Counter-Productive

Morgan Begg 13 December 2018 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

“The Morrison government’s proposed religious discrimination laws will be a ticking time bomb for freedom of belief in Australia,” said Morgan Begg, Research Fellow and author of the Institute of...

Luther Nailed It

Luther Nailed It

Richard Allsop Started 29 November 2018 Faith and society, Western civilisation,

Historian Alex Ryrie expounds Martin Luther’s profound influence on the modern world but also explains Protestantism can’t take all the credit for the rise of tolerance and freedom, writes Richard...

IPA TODAY
Stick Your Neck Out

Stick Your Neck Out

Scott Hargreaves Started 20 November 2018 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

In this review of “Skin in the Game; Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life”, Scott Hargreaves argues that Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s writings on the benefits of a stake in risks—‘skin in the...

Faith and Society
Vatican’t

Vatican’t

Father James Grant Started 1 October 2018 Faith and society,

The failure of the Vatican under Pope Francis to stand up for persecuted Catholics and Catholic beliefs is a grave threat to Catholicism and all Catholics, argues Fr James Grant. The communist...

Defending Religious Liberty

Defending Religious Liberty

Morgan Begg Started 25 September 2018 Constitution and law, Faith and society,

It is time to change laws that are restricting religious liberty, an essential feature of freedom and liberal democracy, argues Morgan Begg. (this article first appeared in the August 2018 edition...

Faith and Society
The Logic Of Weirdness

The Logic Of Weirdness

Peter Gregory Started 29 May 2018 Faith and society, Finance and economics,

Peter Leeson in a new book explores the rational basis for bizarre cultural practices. How could plunging a person’s arms into a cauldron of boiling water be a relatively accurate indicator of...

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

Morgan Begg and Father James Grant Started 10 May 2018 Book reviews, Faith and society,

Morgan Begg reviews Keeping the Faith: The Battle for Australian Catholicism, by Fr James Grant. (this article first appeared in the May 2018 edition of the IPA Review. A PDF can be downloaded...

Research Papers
A Report Into Religious Liberty In Australia: Provided To The Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel

A Report Into Religious Liberty In Australia: Provided To The Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel

Morgan Begg 4 April 2018 Faith and society, Ipa today,

“Religious and other beliefs and convictions are part of the humanity of every individual. They are an integral part of his personality and individuality. In a civilised society individuals...

Western Civilisation
For my note this week

For my note this week

John Roskam 11 March 2018 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

Dear IPA Members For my note this week I thought I might do something a little bit different and tell you about the rock concert I went to in Melbourne last night. It wasn’t actually a rock...

Opinion
Dignity Is Attained Through Opportunity, Not Redistribution

Dignity Is Attained Through Opportunity, Not Redistribution

Daniel Wild and Andrew Bushnell 19 January 2018 Faith and society, Finance and economics,

The most important task of public policy is to ensure the next generation of Australians have more opportunities to flourish than the last. But declining business investment, worsening school...

Originally appeared in Sydney Morning Herald
Faith and Society
The Right Way to Debate Religous Freedoms

The Right Way to Debate Religous Freedoms

Morgan Begg Started 1 December 2017 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

Both sides in the religious liberty debate might give up the debate altogether in return for state privileges, writes Morgan Begg. The federal parliament’s bipartisan Marriage Law Survey...

Media Releases
Religious Freedom Review

Religious Freedom Review

Morgan Begg 22 November 2017 Constitution and law, Faith and society,

“Section 18C must be included in any review of religious freedoms,” said Morgan Begg, research fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. The Coalition...

Opinion
The West’s Unstoppable March Toward ‘Yes’

The West’s Unstoppable March Toward ‘Yes’

Bella d'Abrera 20 November 2017 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

The outcome of the same-sex marriage poll is probably one of the least surprising things to have happened this year. It is simply the logical culmination of two streams, which neatly came together...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
PUBLICATIONS
Avoiding A Christian Extinction

Avoiding A Christian Extinction

Father James Grant Started 23 October 2017 Faith and society, Ipa today,

Whether you are an active Christian, or someone who recognises the central role that Christianity plays in forming and sustaining western values, the fragility of our current churches continues to...

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