Sydney Anglican church accuses law reform commission of double standard over religious school hiring
by Paul Karp from World news | The Guardian on (#69BED)
Submission says agency's push to enable LGBTQ+ role models preferences one worldview over another'
The Sydney Anglican church has accused the Australian Law Reform Commission of a double standard" for seeking to give LGBTQ+ students role models while limiting the ability of religious schools to hire by faith.
The church's submission to a review of exemptions for religious schools from discrimination law is part of a broader conservative backlash that has prompted the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to recommit the government to allowing schools to select staff based on faith.
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