{"id":14636,"date":"2018-12-13T20:21:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T09:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/?p=14636"},"modified":"2020-11-26T17:28:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T06:28:29","slug":"australian-prime-minister-protection-of-our-religious-freedoms-is-synonymous-with-our-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/australian-prime-minister-protection-of-our-religious-freedoms-is-synonymous-with-our-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Prime Minister &#8211; protection of our religious freedoms is synonymous with our identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Prime Minister Hon Scott Morrison #ScoMo has a issued a press release vouching for the freedom of religion as essential to Australian identity in a diverse Australian society of today. Hindus applaud his statement and support a multicultural Australia, free of religious hatred and free of terrorism.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14637\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14637\" class=\"wp-image-14637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PM1-45510787_1946050202097132_3720650694449954816_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-14637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Australian PM Scott Morrison saying Namaste to Hindus at Deepavali 2018<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>MEDIA STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Thursday 13 December 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no more fundamental liberty that any human being has than their fundamental right to decide what they believe and or not believe.<\/p>\n<p>What you believe should always be a matter for you.<\/p>\n<p>The protection of our religious freedoms is synonymous with our identity and it is particularly relevant because of our diverse Australian society.<\/p>\n<p>Some of our largest and most established communities and some of our more recent arrivals to Australia have a higher proportion of members expressing identification with a religious belief.<\/p>\n<p>94% of Indian born Australians identify as having a particular religious faith and those faiths are many including Hindu, Christian, Sikh and Muslim.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14638\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14638\" class=\"wp-image-14638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PM2-45480419_1946057572096395_4378563929563987968_n-e1544693621313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PM2-45480419_1946057572096395_4378563929563987968_n-e1544693621313.jpg 620w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PM2-45480419_1946057572096395_4378563929563987968_n-e1544693621313-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PM2-45480419_1946057572096395_4378563929563987968_n-e1544693621313-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PM with some of the Hindu Council team members<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you support an open tolerant multicultural Australia then you will support and understand religious freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>Religious faith is a way of life and an integral part of harmonious Australian culture that is critically important for our continued success.<\/p>\n<p>Australians are substantially united that all beliefs and all Australians, including not having a belief, should always be respected by each and every citizen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Prime Minister Hon Scott Morrison #ScoMo has a issued a press release vouching for the freedom of religion as essential to Australian identity in a diverse Australian society 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