"I have refuted that statement in the above. Trying to silence Christians making such points is discrimination of the highest order.
Such attempts to silence is done in the name of PC.
Point made."

A point is not made simply because you say so. Find me one example. An example where someone has attempted to *silence* (not just refute) you, and *not* because they genuinely think you are wrong or prejudiced or because they have a different belief system, but because what you say is not politically correct.

What a great topic here, thanks Ginx. I’m trying to get my head around the whole concept of PC – it is something I’ve given scant regard to because I say what I want, to who I want, how I want, and when I want. It can land me in hot water but oh well- It’s tough to be me sometimes. However, unless I’m relating to a complete doufus, I will show respect and compassion for another's point of view.

I came across a quote from civitas.org.uk that kind of helped me to understand what PC is all about.
“Anthony Browne describes political correctness as a 'heresy of liberalism' (p.2) under which 'a reliance on reason has been replaced with a reliance on the emotional appeal of an argument' (p.6). Adopting certain positions makes the politically correct feel virtuous, even more so when they are preventing the expression of an opinion that conflicts with their own: 'political correctness is the dictatorship of virtue'.”

I look forward to reading your responses to it over my cup of black coffee. Oops! I mean my coffee with no milk!

Hands up everybody who thinks Boazy's NOT prejudiced against Muslims.

And lo! stillness reigned over the land...

BOAZ David
I see you as someone who is trying to protect his country and religion which I can understand. However I am going to say the following to you because I think you need to hear it.
David you really are quite arrogant in your own ways without any intention to be so.
I must be honest I stop reading your posts as soon as I hit the quotes from the bible all the time and I think others do so as well.
The reason for his is because I will decide when and where I wish to read the bible if at all. I don’t like having it thrown down my neck. Oh God I hope you won’t hate me for telling you the way we see it because it’s with the best of intentions to try to reach you.

I notice you have absolutely no idea about the Muslims especially In Australia.
On The Muslims in Australia thread I started to leave some very helpful information for you to give you the tools if you like to grasp what is important to Muslim People in Australians.
You are aware I know that as far as know we are he only people outside the Muslim Community to have worked with them closely for almost six years.
Why don’t you learn about Halal Foods and how all goes down in the Muslim World
Why don’t you want to learn so you can debate with a greater understanding

Wouldn’t it be more power to you if you at least understood how the different contracts with other countries were tied up with people insisting on extreme Islam demands?

My name Is Wendy Lewthwaite and I am The President of pale working in conjunction with RSPCA QLD. I am also owner of State Security and investigations. We are quite happy to supply you with basic knowledge which you DO NEED David but you have to want to be more informed.

In all honesty by your posts I know you do not understand what is going on in Australia re Muslims.

time to opt out of this thread, but in passing I repeat that PC, as with all things in life, can be understood simply by following the money trail, and in the very small corner of PC re "racism" it is the normal haven for lawyers set up by Howard

but when I looked at the legislation I was comforted to see that apart from the title itself "Racial Discrimination" there is no mention of racist or racial, but "because of race"

and if I goto my preferred dictionary from 1950s [as it does not cater for the PC explosion in feminism from 1970s on], race is exampled as "the race of men, of dandies" meaning the Act is perfect to use for such glaring "true racial" discrimination eg wimmin retire at 60 [but increasing] and men at 65 [and was incr under Costello]

oh yeah the dict does not have the words racial or racist, proving they are creatures of their own creation

hope that explains the curse of PC ie that big wet tram ticket that hangs over us of induced public oppinion re men are lowest form in our society, and quite evil it seems

after all, when was the last time you bashed your wife? - the first question put to bloke if he ever ventured into that Howard/Goward Place