I opened up my google reader this morning to find the rather disappointing news, that after dragging its feet for months, the Victorian government, state and local had decided not to help fund the Global Atheist Convention, despite it having shelled out 2.5 million for the Parliament of World Religions.
The Parliament of the World’s Religions begins on December 3 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. It has received $2 million from the Federal Government and $500,000 from Melbourne City Council.
The Atheist Foundation of Australia says it approached all three levels of government for a total of $270,000 for its conference, to be held at the same venue early next year, but has received no funding.
It is really hard for me to see how this can’t be considered blatant discrimination. I have not been able to confirm it yet but there is some suggestion that the Global Atheist Convention was considered too successful, too far along in its planning to receive the funding.
If this is the case it seems that the Victorian government supports poor management, and waste of tax payers funds and the religious.
Care to write a letter to the Age?
The link is here
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I think it must be sad for both the religious and the republicans that religion and politics have mixed to form this ugly beast. You essentially have the religious combating health reform that will benefit the poor and needy if you go to Point of Inquiry and look up the interview with Francis Schaefer, an ex-founder of the religious right, you will find some for cogent remarks on this subject and on how have the right has traveled form the puritanical roots they pay lip service to.