yuyutsu

nobody is above the law in this country, you are allowed by the laws
of this country to practice your religion. But where your religion is used to
practise injustice in the form of the marriage and subsequent rape, because rape it is
when the bride is a child, then the laws of this country cant tolerate that
because it is obviously a crime, When a religion crosses that line, then the law
of this country should take precedent over what is an exploitative human rights abuse,
bordering on human trafficing.

No just society should allow injustice in the name of any religion.
Thats where the freedom to put religious rules above the rule of law in this country end.

Where the religion is peaceful, and not hurting anyone then they are within the law and
have nothing to worry about.from the law of this country.

The emotive ideas this academic espouses are typical of the wrong thinking
they have on these issues.
We'll just promise to love each other and do unto others and suddenly we'll
have peace on earth.

Are they so stupid as to believe its that simple. It appears they are.

As the terror attacks have got worse, they have taken the physcological
stance of blaming the victim.

This allows them to believe they can control the situation.

If only we dont do this or that, we can stop it from happening.
If only we go out of our way to make muslims feel welcome, it wont happen.
If only we dont talk out too loud about radical islam, we'll be safe.

The idea that there are people who will attack and kill you because you are not
their bloodline takes the control of being able to peace talk your way out of it right
out of their hands. It also puts an end to the religious idea that love is the answer.

Cheerful...
Maybe your anxiety is a response to lack of perception with reality?
If you are unable to defeat the Russians, then make friends with them, (viz-a-viz The US rolling over to Russia in Syria now)!
This is example of how the West is losing the "War on Everything"...

The evidence abounds! An example of the defeat of morals in the West, is the acceptance of homosexuality as not only normal, but must now be encouraged as a lifestyle offered as an alternative to normal! The war Christian Ethics of this nation should have won, but didn't. It simply rolled over in the face of battle, and lost badly!

Prepare yourself to lose the war against Muslims...reality is, it's already lost! Be wise, accept and "get on board"!

Dear Cherful,

I differ regarding those slogans as if:

1. nobody is above the law in this country.
2. you are allowed by the laws of this country to practice your religion.
3. Where the religion is peaceful, and not hurting anyone then they are within the law and have nothing to worry about.

Nevertheless, each of the above would warrant a full discussion, so lets remain on the topic.

The word 'rape' implies the victim's helplessness and lack of consent.
While 'rape' is often used in a sexual connotation, this is not the sole meaning of the word, nor the only time when our feelings are similar to those of a person who has been forcibly sexually penetrated. Apart from depraved individuals, one of the most prominent rapists that abuses and leaves us in the condition of feeling helpless, is the state.

Even a dreadful choice between two rapists somewhat reduces the victim's level of helplessness. Thus, Muslim women are better-off and would be relatively empowered if able to choose themselves between the tyranny of their families/false-religions and the tyranny of the state.

This is not to say that if you make an intelligent and sincere evaluation of a woman's situation and deduce, after weighing all the evidence, that on the balance of probabilities she would have preferred the state to rescue her from her family and so-called-religion, then the state is entitled to go ahead and take her out.

Ideally, a woman or a child could always come forward and seek refuge with the state, which is usually just a 000-phone-call away, but there are situations where women and children are not aware of their options; do not understand them; or are unable to speak up openly to express their preferences. There are however other situations when they do understand and could speak up if they wanted, yet they still want the state out of their way. It is possible to mistake between those two situations - to err is human, but at least one should make an honest effort to study situations, then learn from their mistakes.

Cherful: If only we don't do this or that, we can stop it from happening.
If only we go out of our way to make muslims feel welcome, it wont happen.
If only we don't talk out too loud about radical islam, we'll be safe.

Apparently that's what the World Governments want us to think & feel. It makes the Socialists, PC & Latte Set happy.

Diverse Dan: Cheerful... Maybe your anxiety is a response to lack of perception with reality?

I don't think so. Cherfull is right.

Yutsie:

1. nobody is above the law in this country.
2. you are allowed by the laws of this country to practice your religion.
3. Where the religion is peaceful, and not hurting anyone then they are within the (Australian) law and have nothing to worry about.

Nevertheless, each of the above would warrant a full discussion, so lets remain on the topic.

I don't think it would need to be discussed. The Statements are correct as they are & rightly so.

Dear Jay,

«I don't think it would need to be discussed.»

I agree, but not because the said statements are correct, only because I cannot currently afford the time to discuss them.