Roundup: Anti-discrimination, climate change, religious freedom, reading the Bible

UnitingJustice has made a submission to the inquiry into draft anti-discrimination legislation.

The world’s most influential climate scientist Rajendra Pachauri speaks to Crikey on the need for sanity and fair reporting in media coverage of climate change — and explains why Australia should care.

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Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that equality laws and safety concerns trumped religious freedom in three cases where British Christians were sacked or sanctioned for expressing their beliefs at work.

Rarely do I encounter a group of people that has grappled with the question of how we understand the Bible’s relevance before they engage a divisive issue. No wonder conversations break down.