Family First Conference Highlights Battles Over Religious Freedom

The Human Rights Law Alliance has taken on several cases on behalf of Christians against discrimination.

A man holds up the Bible before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court in Australia on May 1, 2018. Michael Dodge/Getty Images

SYDNEY—Suspended for offering to pray with a classmate, barred from fostering because of their beliefs—cases like these were at the centre of Christopher Brohier’s address to the Family First Party conference.

On Sept. 6, the co-founder of the Human Rights Law Alliance (HRLA), who has practiced in South Australia for about 42 years, spoke about the legal victories his team helped achieve on behalf of Christians in Australia.

Suspended for Offering to Pray for a Student

Joshua Lawless grew up in a Christian family and was raised with the same values.