For dickie and stevenlmeyer:

http://www.ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?pgID=5104

"Adass principal flees Australia in disgrace:

THE principal of the Adass Israel Girls School in Elsternwick has returned to Israel amid allegations of improper behaviour towards students."

Yes, we do have to be vigilant about these religious nutters and their schools :)

Here are more links in the mainstream media

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23373236-661,00.html

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/principal-molested-girls/2008/03/13/1205126111228.html

I find it disturbing that members of the Adass community may have helped the principle escape before she could be questioned by the police. I hope the police investigate thoroughly the circumstances surrounding her sudden departure. Anybody who aided and abetted the principle avoid questioning by the police should be brought to justice.

Yes, you ALWAYS have to keep an eye on religious nutters. I am glad we agree on that.

But you know what I find interesting CJ?

You read the Australian Jewish News.

Why?

Even I don't bother. It is rather less interesting than amendments to drainage regulations. Until you posted the link I was not even aware the AJN was carrying the story. It never crossed my mind to check.

So why do you read it CJ?

Do you also read the local Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, Serbian, whatever media? Or do you focus on the Jewish media.

On the assumption that you are genuinely interested in Australian ethnic media here is a link to Daleelaustralia. I discovered it with a Google search 2 minutes ago.

http://www.daleelaustralia.com/news/lebanon_news.php

And if you want to keep tabs on the Turkish community my Google search threw up the following link.

http://www.turkishnewsweekly.com/index.htm

Enjoy.

"Yes, we do have to be vigilant about these religious nutters and their schools :)

Ah......praise the Lord....Allelujah, CJ's finally got the message!

Now concentrate on the Doublespeak CJ. Remember you advised on March 13 that you were:

"Just signing out of this thread,"

Tsk tsk!

DICKIE...I'm hereby appointing you as my 'pit bull attack poster' :)

Kidding of course.. but ur an atheist ? awwwww...

JOHN PASSEY.. John.. did not intend to insult you there old son.. just pointing out something that seemed to fill in the picture abit re Sunni Shia.

My take on the issue is that there can only really be one of them in charge. Either one.. does't make much difference, as whoever it is will oppress the other for historical/theological reasons.

In some ways, your desired approach makes more practical sense, of people from both sides adopting socialism as a means of overcoming the theological tension. Such a view though is long on Romance, short on workability. It also relies on oppression of the religious element.

I don't see the Americans have exploited the divisions at all, because it does not help their cause....unles you consider some cause other than bringing democracy and creating a friendly government and guaranteeing oil supplies. If anything, the Yanks are 'enduring' the sectarian fighting...but they would prefer to see a workable government of national unity.

SOCIALISM has never worked and it has actually been 'tried'.. please take a moment to look at 2 passages from the Good book.

1/ "Socialism in action"

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=51&chapter=2&version=31

See especially verses 44 and following.

2/ "Socialism Derailed"

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=51&chapter=6&version=31

Read the first verse, and then, compare/contrast it with the previous.

Right there, you find 'human nature' at work.

Ramadan will continue to give his 'sugar coated spin' and we will continue to attack his deception. Please don't anyone call us 'intolerant' for doing that.