# Roundup: Freedom of religion, problem gambling, sexuality, Lent and Facebook

> The Race Discrimination Commissioner has released the Freedom of Religion and Belief in 21st Century Australia report; a new taskforce wants more regulation to reduce the estimated $4.7 billion social cost of problem gambling; and a survey has found that young people have a strong feeling that religious leaders are out of touch with issues of sexuality.

22 March 2011 · News

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## [Freedom of religion and belief research report released](https://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2011/21_11.html)

Race Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, has released the Freedom of Religion and Belief in 21st Century Australia report, the culmination of an extensive nationwide consultation process.

## [New taskforce takes aim at problem gambling](https://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/22/3170037.htm)

A new taskforce to fight problem gambling representing all major Christian denominations wants more regulation to reduce the estimated $4.7 billion social cost of problem gambling.

## [Religious leaders are out of touch with issues of sexuality](https://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/mar/21/sexuality-religion-young-people-survey)

A survey has found that, although young people feel their religion is a positive force in their lives, there is a strong feeling that religious leaders are out of touch with issues of sexuality.

## [Lent: Season of our hypocrisy](https://killingthebuddha.com/mag/confession/lent-season-of-our-hypocrisy/)

From to-do lists to angels in the wilderness

## [Facebook doesn’t kill churches, churches kill churches](https://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/4390/facebook_doesn%27t_kill_churches%2C_churches_kill_churches/)

No, Facebook hasn’t killed the church. Churches are doing just fine on that front on their own.

## [Nurse from rural Zambia awarded Swiss leadership prize](https://www.wcrc.ch/node/559)

Her actions speak louder than words. A soft-spoken Zambian nurse is spending her retirement years quietly making a difference in the lives of women in her rural community through a project combining income generation, leadership training and health care.