"Go'die, mate."
Posted on 03/11/2008 6:51:54 PM PDT by forkinsocket
SPORTING figures, academics and mainstream Muslims will be sought out by the Rudd Government to help recast the overly religious image of Islamic Australia.
The Australian reports a new-look Muslim advisory body is being considered in a bid to help dismantle the stereotypical picture of Islam, despite infighting - fuelled by ideological rivalries and conflicting egos - wracking the former government's board.
And the Rudd Government will also consider reviving the Council for Multicultural Australia - featuring leaders from a cross-section of ethnic backgrounds, including the Jewish and Muslim communities.
The previous government abolished the trouble-plagued Muslim advisory board - set up by John Howard after the London terrorist attacks in 2005 - and the multicultural council after their terms ended in 2006.
But Labor is intent on recasting the two bodies, shifting the focus from the spiritual leaders the Howard government courted - at times with disastrous results - to everyday Muslims.
In the Rudd Government's first statement on Muslims, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs Laurie Ferguson yesterday told The Australian it was time to tackle the myths surrounding Islam, arguing religious leaders were not representative of the mainstream Muslim community.
"We can't prescribe how the Islamic community is to organise itself," Mr Ferguson said.
"But we certainly must make sure that the fact there are international tensions and terrorist issues doesn't kind of stereotype the whole community in Australia.
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Lol, it’s impossible to secularize the religion of peace.
They STILL don’t understand that it’s not “just like Christianity”, do they?
“...Muslims will be sought out by the Rudd Government to help recast the overly religious image of Islamic Australia.”
Rots of ruck, guv’ner.
Another naive government official gets taken in by the mohammedans.
Screw Rudd and screw Australia, you douchebags get what you deserve for letting them first take your guns, now they will take your country for China and the Muzzies..LOSERS!
(RUDD IS OPENLY PRO- CHINA TOO.)Stick a fork in yah, you Wallabies are done.We’ll go down too, but we’ll get some nukes off into the Russkie/Muzzie/ Chicoms, it’ll take them awhile to reassemble their toys.Maybe you all will get a chance to chase down some cane toads for dinner before the yellow hordes come to take what the rioting Muzzies leave..
“Remember the Toe-Cutter”!
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