The Aasia Bibi affair raised little interest when it happened; it's well past its due-by date now. Australians would do better to concentrate on their own country and the rubbish that is occurring here if they don't want us to descend to Pakistani values. Pakistanis are the only people who have the ability - and the right - to influence what goes on in their country - not some old Australian with time on his hands. We don't like foreigners telling us what to do; foreigners don't like us pontificating on their affairs, either. Accusing anyone of 'blasphemy’ in Australia would be treated as a joke; in Pakistan, the same thing carries stiff penalties. Our culture and theirs are poles apart, Mr. Nance, and what they do in their own dunghill is their business, not yours. Their laws are based on Islam, ours on Christianity. It matters not one iota that Bibi is a Christian - she is first a Pakistani, and is obliged to abide by Pakistani law.

“Some people believe that positive morality and ethical conduct flow entirely from religion”. The people who believe that are correct - in the case of Christianity, but not in the case of Islam. Nance's ignorance comes from his belief that religion is all the same, and it is quite clear that he is correct when he says that he is not influenced by it.

It is also quite clear that he doesn't know what he is talking about.

In Australia their is a good chance that some godless secularist would of murdered Aasia Bibi in the womb.

Mr. ttbn. You say"In Australia their is a good chance that some godless secularist would of murdered Aasia Bibi in the womb."
1. Please learn enough English to know the difference between "their " and "there".

2.What would you do to rape victims who abort? Burn them at the stake as your forbears would have done 6oo years ago when Christianity was as old as Islam is now?
3. Mohammed "married" his "wife" Aisha when she was 6 and "consummated"the marriage when she was 9. He conquered a Jewish tribe, beheaded every adult male and sold women and children into slavery. If he were alive today he would be in gaol as a paedophile and war criminal. Yet his teachings set the moral parameters of Muslims. Are they fit to have a vote in a liberal democracy ? Are you?

Old Man,

I think you should have been addressing my friend runner, not me. Aren't you a fine type to correcting anyone! You are a (silly) Old Man.

'. Mohammed "married" his "wife" Aisha when she was 6 and "consummated"the marriage when she was 9. He conquered a Jewish tribe, beheaded every adult male and sold women and children into slavery. If he were alive today he would be in gaol as a paedophile and war criminal. Yet his teachings set the moral parameters of Muslims. Are they fit to have a vote in a liberal democracy ? Are you?'

Hey old man. Nearly all the Christians I know are smart enough to acknowledge this. Why is it that secular humanist allow and encourage those holding such abhorrent practices into the country. Maybe because secular dogma is not much better.

There's only one thing an off us has absolute control over an that's the thoughts we care to entertain in our heads. And through them our every attitude, action and reaction.

I believe in the sanctity of God-given life and that a woman is never ever under any compulsion whatsoever, to become the unwilling incubator of a child forced on her without informed consent. Be it through incest or rape, including date rape and rape in marriage.

Moreover, if in terminating/excising a group of developing/dividing cells, via a medical termination? No beating heart was stilled!? No human life has been taken any more so than if one had a tumour or wart removed!

As for consummating a marriage with a nine-year-old bride?

Who among you saw that as an eyewitness?

And let's not forget the Christian history of sword-wielding Popes and Bishops at the head of blood lusting armies, putting the unbelievers to the sword. Or the burning of sears at the stake, who were burned only because they were female and spoke divine truth! Like Saint Joan of Arc.

Nor should we forget or forgive the centuries of paedophilia that has been the hallmark of Christianity, for literal centuries, along with other Godless atrocities. Daily word limits prevent me from naming and enumerating them all.
Alan B.