winstonjen

A few weeks ago, racism and discrimination were dealt severe blows with new legislation (in Qld) that allows gays and lesbians to have legally recognised relationships, just as de facto relationships have been recognised in the past. I think that this is a good development in Australian legislature in the past.

However, "Reverend" Fred Nile has been calling for the banning of veils in public - because terrorists in Russia (the black widows) wore them when they took the theatre hostage. Is it just me or is that pointless? If terrorists want to hide bombs, they'll do it with or without a veil. Perhaps the next thing to get banned will be briefcases. Can't Reverend Nile show some respect for other religions? Security is good, paranoia is not. The only reason I can think of for masks being banned is that they can be used to conceal your identity when commiting a crime. Other than that...they should at least be allowed to wear masks for masquerade balls and the like.

Because of pressure from the Church, religious groups are no longer obliged to hire people without discriminating on grounds of sexual preference. But once employed, they cannot be sacked just for being gay. A bit hypocritical, wouldn't you say? Perhaps now we could convince the church to stop hiring pedophiles! ^__^

[ November 28, 2002: Message edited by: winstonjen ]</p>