Paul1405,

That's quite a back-flip after you and leftists scourged Tony Abbott for years for his Christian beliefs.

Why the difference where Islam is concerned?

Beach, there is no back-flip on my part, I am tolerant of at all political beliefs, the loony Christians, the crazy Muslims, there is room for all. There is even room for people such as yourself, Pauline Hanson and Jim Saleam along with your radical extreme right policies.
I support the notion of secularism in politics, any party based on some kind of religious fundamentalism is dangerous, and is not going to get my vote, but they have their right to exists, just like your mob.
Tony Who? Yesterdays rooster, today's feather duster! his replacement seems not to exhibit the same religious zeal, therefore might do well.

It is essential to note all political policy is based on a world view whether Christian, Islam or Atheism. They all have a view on how to form policy on secular issues. There is no policy devoid of a world view. The history of Western society has been developed by Romanism and tempered by the developments in Christian thinking over the last thousand years. Atheism is a recent emergence in Western culture but it is based equally in a world view that has become more focused in promoting anti-god views rather than than in an actual cohesive world community. Whatever political world view reigns people need a cohesive positive World view not a negative, destructive, chaotic and conflicting system of public policy. Governments should be there to serve not rule.

"tempered by the developments in Christian thinking over the last thousand years"
Josephus, can you honestly say Christians have been tolerant and understanding of differing opinions to theirs since the year 1015?
Modernism began with 'The Age of Enlightenment' in the 18th century, which had its roots in the bloody French and American Revolutions. Fostered by men of science and others not of religion, who challenged the existing doctrine of the Christian religious on social, political and economic issues.

Paul 1405.
Balls, they did not, that is the position taken by people who never actually bothered to look into what Carlyle, Mill, Smith, Jefferson and the others actually believed.
What's more the principles of liberalism were developed by Europeans for Europeans, they were never intended to apply to Arabs, Africans and Asians.

A Muslim party headed by a businessman, well good luck to them.

I am interested in what their platform will be, and their attitude to some of the more unsavoury Islamic organisations such as Hamas and ISIS.

Paul,

I notice that your Dr Freaky does not express her freedom as a Muslim to wear a burqa and submit to her husband and master.