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I got this in an email and I'm upset... Please read the following:

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The free world needs a leader like this!!

Prime Minister John Howard - Australia

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws were made by parliament. 'If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you', he said on National Television

'I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia : one the Australian law and another Islamic law that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option', Costello said.

Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should clear off. 'Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off', he said.

Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.'

'However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia . However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of Australia being a multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle.

This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.

We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society . Learn the language!

Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.

We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.

If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like 'A Fair Go', then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others.

This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom,
'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.

If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU chose.'

Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves and send it to our leaders, the free world will find the backbone to start voicing the same truths.

If you agree, please SEND THIS ON.

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While on the sound of things this may sound correct... but I believe differently... Bollocks! is what i think...

The problem with AUS is that there is no written Bill of Rights, but this issue is not limited to countries with a bill of rights. With no bill of rights there is no guarantee that you may have freedom of thought or expression or religion.

(REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Australia#Criticism and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_constitutional_law#Protection_of_rights)

If your thoughts/expressions (whether spoken or cultural or beliefs/thoughts) do not contradict the law of the land, then you should have the right to do so and the protection of the state... In other words, as long as you do not break the law, then you should be allowed to do what you please. That is of course assuming that the law of the land is right - but that is why we have international law to fall back on...

When a state can or wants to dictate HOW you should live according to a notion like "its the Australian way" or "Australian Values" which is based on some airy fairy concept like national pride or majority culture, then it is a sad day for the rights of our fellow human beings - esspecially minority groups.... Saying something like - "Don't force your culture on me" but then asking them to take on your culture is a bit hypocritcal don't you think? I'm sure the southern cross or the union jack are not problems for these people either... have the people who have written this talked to any of them? I doubt it! It is excatly this attitude which makes people hate - because people who wrote this email hate the people they are writing about and they make every effort to "other" them in society!

History is full of examples of what this email is telling us. By the same reasoning, Germans who where not Nazis during the Nazi regime, who disagreed with the government, were told that they where "un-German" etc...

You get my point...

That's why it is important for a society to recognise that in order to protect the rights of the majority of people, we must protect the rights of EVERYONE, no matter what they think, do or say! and that means NO MATTER WHAT! Rights cannot be given or taken away on any criteria. Just because you do not believe something, does not make it wrong or give you the right to say this sort of thing...

As a Christian, I would like to say that this is one of the most awful piece of writing that claims to be Christian that I have read in a long time... It is not at all what Jesus teaches us and it is certainly not Loving in any way shape or form! It is bigoted, racist, discriminatory and down right awful! But then again, what can you expect from a nation such as Australia! Look what they have done to the Aboriginal people and they have the gall to write something like this! It makes me sick!

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