Commentary
In Australia, announced government laws to police “disinformation” on the internet are so expansive that they threaten religious freedom.
Regulatory powers that are proposed to be given to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) give the power to compel the removal of “harmful” speech from the internet.
The extension of such powers is a real concern in an Australian culture where government bodies are increasingly captured by atheistic, secularist ideologies and where traditional Christian teachings (particularly about life, marriage, identity, and sexuality) are vociferously denounced as harmful.
If ACMA is granted these new powers, it will present yet another threat to the ability of Christians to speak the truth in the public square and could result in:
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