Since the proposed preamble is up for grabs on this network I guess I'd better reproduce a posting I made on the Australian Democrats' member network and which to my amazement attracted wide support and none of the self-righteous flames that I had expected. Dion Giles ------------------------------------------------------- To AD net: If the proposed preamble contains commitment to "God" it sure doesn't get my vote whatever else is on it. Commitment to a secular society and absolute separation, both organisational and philosophical, of church and state would be worth voting for. Do we really want to head towards the kind of circus to which America has just been subjected? Total neutrality in such matters is prefereable. If Howard insists on our taking a stand about religious assertions then it would be better to follow in the footsteps of the post-revolution French parliament which proclaimed the supremacy of the Goddess of Reason. Dion Giles Fremantle ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Neither public email list, open for the public and general discussion. To unsubscribe click here Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=unsubscribe To subscribe click here Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=subscribe For information on [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.neither.org/lists/public-list.htm For archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
