Freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination: getting the balance right
Channel: The Conversation
Date: 04/10/2017

In an interview filmed for The Conversation's new podcast, Trust Me, I'm An Expert, University of Western Australia law expert Renae Barker discusses the same-sex marriage debate. Where does the line fall between the right to hold religious beliefs and the right to be from from discrimination?

Dr Barker, a specialist on the relationship between religion and the state, explains what the law really says on secularism, religion and discrimination in the context of same-sex marriage. 

"Should someone be permitted to refuse to provide a service where they don't agree with the beliefs of the person they are providing the service to? That's a conversation we have to have as a society. It's going to need to be carefully discussed and debated and we need to be prepared for whatever the consequences of that may be," she says in the full interview, featured on episode one of Trust Me, I'm An Expert.

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