2 | Experiences of serious harm Experience of other religious communities in Australia Aside from the valuable work done by ECAJ, the Islamophobia Register and others, there are gaps in the research into Australians’ experiences of religious freedom, or its denial. For example, when it comes to the religious freedom of Christians and other religious communities, much of the currently available data is also anecdotal in nature. Some anecdotal information can be found in submissions made to parliamentary and other inquiries by organisations such as Freedom for Faith. 12 In a submission to the Australian Government’s Religious Freedom Review, chaired by the Hon. Philip Ruddock, Freedom for Faith noted that the Australian Christian Lobby has reported numerous death threats to its staff in recent years, and female staff have been sent pornographic material. Suspicious packages containing white powder have been mailed to ACL, causing an Australia Post mail centre to be evacuated. The submission also noted that ‘churches have also been subjected to arson attacks and other criminal damage. In Geelong, for example, five churches were burned down between 2015–16, belonging to different Christian denominations.’20