The Socratic Forum: That we should keep religion out of Australian politics

Your facilitator is John Cleary, religious commentator and presenter of Sunday Nights on ABC Radio.

Speaker against keeping religion out of Australian politics
Rt Rev Robert Forsyth, Bishop of South Sydney, Anglican Diocese of Sydney and Rector of St Barnabas’ Broadway 1983–2000

Speaker for keeping religion out of Australian politics
Arthur Chesterfield-Evans, Australian Democrats member of the NSW Legislative Council

Commentators

David Duffy, Humanist Society of NSW.

Jamila Hussain, lecturer in law at University of Technology, Sydney.

Dr Stephen Mutch, Honorary Associate at Macquarie University in Politics and International Relations.

Assoc Prof Suzanne Rutland, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies, University of Sydney.

This debate and forum is organised by The Socratic Forum, a joint initiative of Professor Ashley Goldsworthy and Dr. Barry Jones, former Presidents of the Liberal and Labor Parties, who are seeking to enhance non-partisan debate on key issues facing the Australian people by encouraging thoughtful contributors to speak their minds free from the constraints of political, religious, and other affiliations.

For more information on the Socratic Forum see Visit Griffith University website

6.30pm Thursday 14 September
Cost: $20/$15
Bookings: 02 9351 7940