I read the newspaper report today in which you criticised the Australian Federal Government's new anti-terrorist measures.
You said, and I quote:
I think it could be counterproductive and undemocratic if incitement was conflated to incorporate any form of political dissent.
This quote is particularly ironic since one of the 'rights to dissent' you are seeking is vociferious support for so-called insurgents who are seeking to destablised a legitimate, democratically elected government in Iraq.
Need I remind you that before the liberation of Iraq from Saddam Hussein and the Baathist Party there was no democracy and no political dissent?
Need I remind you that you are (at the very least) an Australian resident by which you are endowed certain rights and civil liberties? By the same token you are obliged to meet particular responsibilities, the foremost of which is respect for the country in which you reside, its offices, its history and tradition.
If indeed you are a citizen, need I remind you of the oath of citizenship to which you pledged your allegiance?
To expect the right to support the murder of Australian troops who are conducting the orders of the legitimate government is outrageous in the extreme.
You say: "It's clear now the input of Muslims is irrelevant to the Government."
I say your input is irrelevant if you do not respect the laws of the country in which you reside.
You claim to fear that free speech is at risk under these measures yet any free speech which questions the motiviations of certain Muslims is immediately quelled as racist.
Australians welcome people who come to this land to contribute to the 'common wealth' of this country and who participate fully and actively in all areas of life.
Sir, I have one piece of advice for you. If you do not respect our system of government (even if you do not like the government of the day), common law and civil rights, then leave.
Take the advice of a fellow cleric. Get out. Leave. Piss Off.
-- Nora
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