GordonD – the term long predates the current anti-Islamic right-wing uses and is historically associated with leftish or multiculturalist attempts to assert a commonality of tradition between the two faiths, and broader origins to the religious influence on western culture than Christianity alone. Check out wikipedia for the history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Christian

Of all the reasons to question the use of the term I find yours – attacking Jews and Judaism – the least persuasive. Jesus’ principles of loving the enemy and turning the other cheek were Jewish. That’s why the term Judeo-Christian is appropriate to the actions of those who follow his teaching

Hi Bugsy,

I would hazard a guess that Tuggeranong is the god of Waugh!

Cheers to all belief systems. I believe I'm going to have a beer!

*BOO* :)

Just give me the Sermon on the Mount I learnt as a little kid. Seems to say it all - some even say Socrates could have written it, but he never wrote, but he certainly had plenty to say, leaving Plato to write about it, and all.

I,ve even been called a Communist for using the Sermon's principles. Well, its been said Christ could have been a Commo, well if he really could have been, what's he going to do with Bush and the End Day's mob seein' they're sure about Him coming back?

The points about keeping religion and citizenship separate are great, but nobody seems to be acknowledging the elephant in the room.

The set of citizenship questions which were "released" a couple of weeks ago were just a piece of kite-flying by persons unknown. The government may be intending to implement similar questions (or worse), but they have distanced themselves from the particular set which included the question Irfan quotes:

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/sit-the-test-until-you-pass-andrews/20073918-djn.html

Move along folks, nothing to see here.

If any Christian or Jew had written a similar article with a reverse slant making other religions equal to Islam,they would be quickly dispatched.

Religion is a curse born of our own insecurities and weakness.