Rationalist Society of Australia

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The Rationalist Society of Australia (RSA) promotes the interests of rationalists nationally in Australia. It is the operational arm of the movement in Australia.

The RSA publishes the Australian Rationalist.

The Rationalist Association of Australia (RAA) is a board of trustees who hold and manage the funds of the rationalist movement in Australia.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics in the national census categorises atheists under "No Religion". The 16% of Australians that fall within this category also include Humanists, agnostics and rationalists.

In 1983, the High Court of Australia defined religion as a complex of beliefs and practices which point to a set of values and an understanding of the meaning of existence. Hence, legally speaking, the "No Religion" of rationalism is a religion.

Contents 1 Other Relevant Australian Topics 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Other Relevant Australian Topics

• Atheist Foundation of Australia
• Council of Australian Humanist Societies
• Human rights in Australia
• Religion in Australia - includes Australian Bureau of Statistics census information relating to religion and belief.
• States and territories of Australia
• The Secular Party of Australia

[edit] See also

• Rationalist Prabir Ghosh, surviving 9 assassination attempts on him, with his $50,000 challenge against the paranormal.
• Major world religions - Humanism, rationalism, atheism and agnosticism rank third in world (combined)

[edit] References

• Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996 Census Dictionary - Religion category
• Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census Dictionary - religion category
• Year Book Australia, 2006. Religious Affiliation sectionfrom Australian Bureau of Statistics. Much of the text of Religion in Australia is taken from here (or previous versions).

[edit] External links

• Rationialist Society of Australia homepage
• Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc Homepage
• Human Rights Brief No. 3 Assessment of international law pertaining to freedom of religion and belief from Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission