We do not need a CONstitution, let alone a stupid preramble. Nor are we to
become a republic - we already are one!
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From: David McMullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Friday, 19 February 1999 8:51 PM
Subject: FW: No God in the Preamble
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>Subject: No God in the Preamble
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>A word of warning to religious leaders. If we end up with god in the
>preamble, it means that believers have breeched the unwritten rule that
>we "live and let live" on matters of religion. Such a preamble would
>generate a lot of annoyed, and in some cases very angry, non-believers
>who would feel entitled to retaliate. Any concern for respecting the
>religious feelings of believers could easily go out the window as
>non-believers found all sorts of imaginative ways to blaspheme and
>commit acts of sacrilege. You could also find that a lot of
>non-believers, who under normal conditions do not have the motivation,
>would suddenly feel the urge to get out there and argue their views.
>Given the fragility of many people's religious beliefs, the outcome of
>such a challenge would be a further reduction in the already declining
>number faithful.
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>While religious leaders cannot be blamed for Ayatollah Howard's
>stupidity, they can justly be considered accomplices if they do not
>disown him.
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>David McMullen
>1 Morven Ave
>Belgrave 3160
>9754 1819
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governor-general charge 1.doc
John Howard A1.doc
Pete Arnison charge 1.doc
Tim Fischer 5.doc
William Deane 4.doc
