Sharia/Papal law

Sharia/Papal law
Australia has no place for Sharia/Papal law: Costello

In comments this week that followed attacks on the Christian
minister Abbott's attempt to impose Papal Law on abortion in Australia,
Costello extended his comments to include religious fanatics that want
Sharia law imposed on Australian citizens.

Australians value freedom, and many come from a migrant base that has escaped
from past religious or nationalistic excesses in other countries and are justifiably afraid of religious extremism.

Evangelical religionists of whatever faith are the tools of tyranny,
with their devout wishes to impose their illogical, irrational and unreasonable rituals on others.

Costello's comments merely underline the victory for reasonableness in the RU486 vs Christian Papal Law debates in the Senate and House of Representatives last week.

There should be no place in a free society for Christian Extremists or Muslim Extremists, whether they fly a "Family First" motto, or a "Jihad" motto, both are camouflage.

Ironic - a free society cannot tolerate those who would destroy that freedom.

Windschuttle , writing for "The Australian" concluded: "Howard's comments may signify that a line has finally been drawn in the Western political mentality."
-Whats this "WESTERN" stuff Windschuttle ??? Are we playing cowboys and indians ?
Austrlaia is on the Southern half of the planet, and Howard is on the Eastern side of the continent... Don't use a politician's comments to push a racist agenda, or divide the world using convenient religious boundaries. Howard says that Australia is a secular country, and it contains victims of all religions.