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<DIV>Regarding Australia: </DIV>
<DIV>This was news in August 2005 after the London subway bombings. </DIV>
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<DIV>Was any action actually taken by the government or are these sound bites from folks hoping to be re-elected? Did any folks leave Australia voluntarily or involuntarily? </DIV>
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<DIV>I apologize if my questions seem cynical, but trust, truth, and beauty have taken a beating over the years. </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=lions-l@baker.hs.org href="mailto:lions-l@baker.hs.org">lions-l@baker.hs.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 6/14/2007 6:41:16 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Lions-l] Fw: Australia Now, Canada / America Tomorrow???</DIV>
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<DIV>Forwarded from classmate Sharon Barrow Dickens 1962</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Aloe Extended" size=5>It's time for America to take this stand!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Australia Now, Canada / America Tomorrow?????</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Geneva','serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Excerpts from an on going debate in Australia.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">This is true and can be checked at</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"><A title=http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/australia.asp href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/australia.asp" target=_blank>http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/australia.asp</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Muslims who want to live under Islamic Shari law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">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 Shari law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you", he said on National Television. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">"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 Shari law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option", Costello said </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">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. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">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." </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">"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." </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">"This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom"</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">"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!" </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">"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 wal
ls 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." </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">"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."</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"> "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. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">"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, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'"> 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'."</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004200; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">"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 accepted."</SPAN><SPAN style
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