I admire your sentiments, Lance, and a major step in the right direction from Howard
narrow
vision but, is the Rainbow Serpent significant to all First Australian?
Or do we have the same problem that by naming the sacred we shut out those who
believe in a
different manifestation?
Trudy
Bushranger Ned wrote:
> If we really put some though into this secular, religious debate then like
> the respect required in acknowledging the first Australians then we should
> if anything regard the Rainbow Serpent as Our lands higher being.
> Not God who comes from some western secondary thought process.
>
> My suggestions is that preamble includes the right of worship to the first
> spiritual developer of this great land. The Rainbow Serpent. and all the
> legends and folklore and beliefs of this land should be developed from
> there.
>
> Anyway thats my opinion ..all in favour say aye......
>
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