Comments on: Rights aren’t always right http://blog.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/2009/06/12/rights-arent-always-right/ Ideas, thoughts and ramblings from the Unichurch staff Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: James Bennett http://blog.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/2009/06/12/rights-arent-always-right/comment-page-1/#comment-286 James Bennett Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:32:45 +0000 http://www.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/blog/?p=540#comment-286 At the risk of being a bit late to come to the party, there is also a really good short article on the issues surrounding individual "rights" in issue 332 of The Briefing. At the risk of being a bit late to come to the party, there is also a really good short article on the issues surrounding individual “rights” in issue 332 of The Briefing.

]]> By: Rory Shiner http://blog.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/2009/06/12/rights-arent-always-right/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Rory Shiner Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:05:53 +0000 http://www.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/blog/?p=540#comment-267 Alternatively, you can look at nations that have excellent chaters of rights, including Zimbabwe and the former Soviet Union. Alternatively, you can look at nations that have excellent chaters of rights, including Zimbabwe and the former Soviet Union.

]]> By: David Entwistle http://blog.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/2009/06/12/rights-arent-always-right/comment-page-1/#comment-266 David Entwistle Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:33:43 +0000 http://www.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/blog/?p=540#comment-266 In the newsletter, Kanishka quotes this helpful article by Bob Carr http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,25448539-17044,00.html He also encourages us to go to http://www.makeastand.org.au and register our opinion on an Australian charter of rights. If you would like to do this, do it now, because submissions to the National Human Rights Consultation close tomorrow. In the newsletter, Kanishka quotes this helpful article by Bob Carr http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,25448539-17044,00.html

He also encourages us to go to http://www.makeastand.org.au and register our opinion on an Australian charter of rights. If you would like to do this, do it now, because submissions to the National Human Rights Consultation close tomorrow.

]]> By: David Entwistle http://blog.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/2009/06/12/rights-arent-always-right/comment-page-1/#comment-265 David Entwistle Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:38:28 +0000 http://www.stmatthewsunichurch.org.au/blog/?p=540#comment-265 I just realised that Kanishka wrote on this topic in last week's church newsletter! Shows how much attention I pay to the newsletter :) Check out your copy (if you can find it). He makes some great points. I just realised that Kanishka wrote on this topic in last week’s church newsletter! Shows how much attention I pay to the newsletter :) Check out your copy (if you can find it). He makes some great points.

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