Some people in Australia are unhappy about the government paying to keep a useless mob of chaplains in the public schools — it's basically a sinecure to prop up the finances of way too many religious parasites. Anyway, there's a poll associated with the article.
Is there a place for chaplains in state schools?
Yes
42%No
57%
It's a confusing question. Don't Australian schools have rubbish bins and toilets? Those are "places", after all.
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I find this story incredible.
USNORTHCOM is the organizational unit of the US military that
is
assigned to North America. They are the ones who are
responsible
for defense of the homeland.
Australia is not a particularly religious nation, and they've got the same problems we all do—a sagging economy, and essential demands for social programs that ought to be met…but compromises have to be made.
Athletics are a fine part of the college tradition — students come to our universities, and some of them want to participate in sports, others like to watch, and others like to enjoy a non-academic social event.