Craig Hill
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Oracle of DelphiLil' Kim gets a rap
September 14th 2006 02:08
Poor old Kim Beasley is getting a beating over his proposal that people who want to come to Australia should sign a form saying they subscribe to Australian Values. Now that the Labor caucus has finished with him it's Miranda Divine's turn to have a go.
To those who argue that signing a piece of paper means nothing (see comments below) I would say that there is a way to really make the declaration bite.
As I suggested previously, immigrant should not be asked to sign up for some vague values but to state that they recognise the laws of Australia as paramount within this country. They would need to explicitly state that if the laws of the land and the laws of their religion come into conflict that the law of the land is superior and that they agree to follow it.
This would be a challenge for religious fundamentalists who believe that the religious law is superior. If they owe allegiance to Islam or Judaism or Christianity first and allegiance to their country second they would not be able to sign without betraying their religion.
The Prime Minister calls on moderate Muslims to speak out against terrorism. This is one way they could do so - by openly stating that they regard the laws of the land to be superior to religious law. It would be interesting to see how many would agree to make this statement in public.
To those who argue that signing a piece of paper means nothing (see comments below) I would say that there is a way to really make the declaration bite.
As I suggested previously, immigrant should not be asked to sign up for some vague values but to state that they recognise the laws of Australia as paramount within this country. They would need to explicitly state that if the laws of the land and the laws of their religion come into conflict that the law of the land is superior and that they agree to follow it.
This would be a challenge for religious fundamentalists who believe that the religious law is superior. If they owe allegiance to Islam or Judaism or Christianity first and allegiance to their country second they would not be able to sign without betraying their religion.
The Prime Minister calls on moderate Muslims to speak out against terrorism. This is one way they could do so - by openly stating that they regard the laws of the land to be superior to religious law. It would be interesting to see how many would agree to make this statement in public.
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