http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/david-nicholls/ David Nicholls has been a member of the Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc for over 25 years. He was elected president in 2005.  en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/censorship-shows-need-for-a-bill-of-rights/ Once again, the censorial hand of the advertising industry - this time in the form of an arm of government - has moved to protect the public from the evil Atheist Empire.  Railcorp, a government agency, has refused the Atheist Foundation of Australia advertising space at a billboard location in Queanbeyan, NSW. Apparently supplying the wording and graphic to be advertised to Billboards Australia on 10 December 2010 wasn’t quite enough time for RailCorp to take in the message.  A sign of government efficiency no doubt. feedback@thepunch.com.au (David Nicholls) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/censorship-shows-need-for-a-bill-of-rights/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/censorship-shows-need-for-a-bill-of-rights/#item6075 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:35:30 +0000 David Nicholls | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-god-given-right-to-discriminate-on-same-sex-parenting/ Yet again organised religions are demanding special treatment which cannot be justified by rational argument. What are their reasons for declaring same-sex-orientated people unsuitable to be foster parents? One can only imagine it is their own disgraceful priestly and orphanage experiences that have brought them to this view, because the facts tell a different story. feedback@thepunch.com.au (David Nicholls) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-god-given-right-to-discriminate-on-same-sex-parenting/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-god-given-right-to-discriminate-on-same-sex-parenting/#item4783 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:55:15 +0000 David Nicholls | Author bios | The Punch