Brian Ross wrote on Mar 18
th, 2024 at 10:01pm:
Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Mar 18
th, 2024 at 9:46pm:
Brian Ross wrote on Mar 18
th, 2024 at 3:52pm:
Why are Catholics allowed a University and Muslims are not? Tsk, tsk, tsk...
Because Catholics, both Eastern and Western, support Australia as a nation and do not preach its destruction.
Then Catholicism is a religion whereas Islam is a political movement so there is really no comparison, O Almighty Yawner.
60 years ago there were doubts in the minds of many Anglicans as to were the true loyalties of Catholics - was it secretly to Rome, above their nationality? They asked questions about JFK's loyality. In Australia they used to discriminate in the Public Service against Catholics. Exactly in the same way Muslims are being treated today by many Australians. How many Muslims do you know, personally? How many Muslims have you spoken to about their beliefs and loyalties. I have served with Muslims, I have studied with Muslims, I have worked with Muslims. Islam is no more a political movement than Catholicism was. Tsk, tsk, tsk...
I have worked with Muslims, got on the whisky with Muslims, have served with and commanded Muslims, my best Indian mate is a Muslim[we served together] and I’ll be his guest for a week or so, starting next Monday.
He asks why Australia was so stupid as to import the Muslim problem, which he, despite [or because of] his religion has been fighting all his adult life in India, carrying on the work of his father.
With considerable success because on his estates the people are about equally divided between Muslims and Hindus, with a few Jains.
There has never been any problems with his people when riots and open fighting have erupted in other parts.
I well remember discrimination against Catholics, it was character building in fact and never reached the violent level beyond- an occasional biff-up.
Here’s an example of one aspect; a cousin joined the NSW Police and on his first day as a Probationary was asked if he was a Mason or a Catholic, a bit surprised he replied neither “. . . and what’s that go to do with the Job?”
“Oh! Nothing, it’s just that when the Catholic Ball is on, the Masons work the night shift and vice versa for the Masonic Ball.”