I though this article was about multiculturalism – not Muslim bashing.

I’m sure there are some legitimate fears regarding unlawful acts by groups of people from certain sections of our community. But I do not think that they come only from the one section. Having been in law enforcement for some time, I believe I come from an informed point of view.

I’d like the following:

Ifran, can you categorically state that you do not want a Sharia state in this country and believe in freedom of belief and religion

Boaz and all the others, can you categorically state that you do not want a Christian run country and believe in freedom of belief and religion

Can anyone possibly meet this simple request?

Philo says "The criminal dregs of white society colonised this country"

Yes, Anglo-Celtic convicts came from the UK, so what is the point apart from criticising people from the past you didnt know personally?

On one side my forbears arrived from England, via Ireland and before that, Spain. A generation on and one becomes a justice who states from the bench in 1829 that our mother country had no right to take land from the original occupants. What a dreggy belief system, huh?

We're not a colony now but these are our origins. And if waltzing matilda (a wonderful criminal if there ever was one) or the sight of uluru and the sound of a didj doesn't stir your heart just a tiny bit then wow, we definitely don't come from the same dreggy place.

The inability to forgive injustice is cultural immaturity, it's not positive and is not part of our kind society. We are a predominantly Anglo-Aboriginal society with neverthless, wonderful influences from elsewhere including my own father's NESB culture.

I often hear people use the phrase "Latin America". Well, when did the inhabitants of South America start speaking latin? What is their colonial heritage? Are the Spaniards black or white dregs? The Brazilians? The Portuguese? The Americans?

Why does Madagascar near Africa speak Malagasy? Because Indonesians colonised it centuries ago. How did they do it? Nicely? Speaking of Indonesia, it captured half of Papua New Guinea as its colony by force a few years ago. The Papuans are not err..javanese err..would you say dregs? Indonesia hasn't apologised either.

It's meaningless calling people dregs or black or white. Practically every state has been a bastard - look at the Greeks from whence our culture arose, theirs was a model democracy, NOT. Australia is a progressive country today but we all know there are other reactionary belief systems alien to ours that are operating in the world today, so...let's conscientiously not adopt them.

Get over the colour, the dregs and the scared of our history thing. Dwelling on the past is a furphy and can make you go blind.

Dr Bob is right as the young guys from Muslim go to places here in Perth also especially at night clubs I am told by the younger set, to oggle the girls in brief clothing.

Going by Muslim religious beliefs,these young men should not even be in the night club scene.

This man who mentioned this, said they just stand and stare (perv) on the girls going to the toilet ,etc and call them filthy sluts,whores and pros,etc.

He challenged them and nearly got into a fight when he asked them why they did it,as it wouldn't happen to their females .
It won't be long before there is the same trouble in Perth ,with Muslim youth , if this is allowed to continue.

There is definitely an attitude of racism coming from Muslim youth ,so don't blame the Aussie.

Reason, which part of sharia do you refer to? are you referring to sharia's assistance on the use of mediation and out-of-court arbitration as a primary means of resolving commercial disputes?

or are you referring to sharia's insistence that the judiciary be independent of the executive?

sharia is not a legal system. it is a legal tradition that encompasses a broad range of principles. many of these principles are found in our own legal system.

if you are asking me whether i'd like to see adulterers stoned or thieves have their hands chopped off, the answer is clearly no. capital punishment is something i don't believe in.

Irfan you text,

"sharia is not a legal system. it is a legal tradition", and that is a blatent lie, Sharia law , is "Allah's Law", and it is a legal system, and it is not welcome in America or Australia. And further more, if the moderators allow me, the problem the western world is having is with Muslims that do not integrate into our society. I am not texting this to be hateful, but the honest truth must be told without hate. I do not hate the Muslim people, facts are facts, there is a portion of the Muslim population that refuses to abide by Australian law, French law, British law, and American law, this can not be tolerated. And it will not be.

Jeff

Hi Danny
Great to once again hear your perceptive & courageous comments.
Prior to my acceptance of Christ I used to view the world the way that the majority of people probably still do - that all things & beliefs are equal. My former family & I used to frequent the various Cronulla parks, the mall & the environs. I used to blame all Lebanese for the behaviour that we had to tolerate ... until some Lebanese Christians moved near to where our marital house was in Kirrawee. We soon learnt what wonderful human beings they were.
In more recent years - & especially since I became a Christian - many of my friends are Middle Eastern. We enjoy times together regularly. But they are integrated into an Australian culture & are thankful that Australia accepted them as "new Australians".
Multiculturalism itself has not proven to be highly successful - though the pundits & those aspousing 'political correctness' would have one believe that it has been (successful).
So, whilst acknowledging your comments as intrinsically correct, it is also very important to recognise a "religio-cultural riot" for what it is - religio-cultural. It is therefore significantly important that we stop calling disturbances & acts of violence perpetrated by Muslims as 'racial'. They weren't initially "race riots"! Only the media & lawless "red-necks" made it appear thus.
In the efforts to avoid 'political correctness' & in the hope that we will get the semantics of our English language correct, can we call the Cronulla Riots what they were - an act of incitement occasioned by religious & cultural intolerance, viz a "relgio-cultural riot".
To my (our) Lebanese & Middle Eastern friends: "thank you" for being good Australian, & for making my life so much more enriched by your presence. I am sorry that your ethnicity has even been brought into the arguement.
May God bless you Danny, & empower you in your ministry.
LittleAgreeableBuddy