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Alex Mitchell

Religious groups at odds over discrimination laws as senate inquiry resumes

The proposed religious discrimination bill is designed to protect those expressing religious beliefs (AAP)

The Australian Christian Lobby maintains it will not support the contentious religious discrimination bill if a clause in a different bill allowing schools to discriminate against same-sex attracted and gender-diverse students is withdrawn.

The lobby's deputy director Dan Flynn said removing section 38.3 of the Sex Discrimination Act was "not something that should be sorted out in a five-minute corridor meeting", and could open up schools to unforeseen risks.

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