This is a great piece that Jewel Topsfield at the AGE ran with a mother who is fighting against a militant evangelical lobby who insist that they have a crack at other people’s children.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/problems-at-the-end-of-the-rainbow-20110720-1hoy3.html

Why this mother should have to show up in the paper and defend her right to be not picked on by a parachurch ministry that lobbies the government for ACCESS, and why she has to “opt out” … should insult every parent in Australia.

Photo: Joe Armao, THE AGE http://images.theage.com.au/2011/07/20/2505197/stuart_main-420×0.jpg

Thanks for doing this Bess … all FIRIS parents appreciate what you’ve done!