The Australian Christian Lobby has stated that they will withdraw their support for the religious discrimination bill if a clause allowing religious schools to discriminate against same-sex attracted and gender-diverse students is withdrawn. The Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee is hearing from religious groups, legal experts, and education representatives on Thursday as part of an inquiry into the proposed religious discrimination bill. When questioned by the Greens Senator Janet Rice, the lobby’s deputy director Dan Flynn said that removing section 38.3 of the Sex Discrimination Act was “not something that should be sorted out in a five-minute corridor meeting.” Flynn’s comments refer to allegations that several moderate Liberal MPs would support the religious discrimination bill should the Sex Discrimination Act be amended to withdraw that clause. Section 38.3 of the Sex Discrimination Act currently does not deem discrimination of a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or relationship or pregnancy …