From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I don't understand your preoccupation with the churches. It appears that
there are a small group of fanatics on either side that have to be dealt
with by the authorities. Whether it be Moslem fanatics attacking a church
or right wing racists attacking a group of people on the street either
action is despicable.  Hopefully cooler heads will prevail


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> OK, but they haven't torched any churches right?  The racists would hate
> the
> groups they hate whether they went to church/mosque/synagogue or not
> right?
>
> Gary
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:43a0962f{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:43a08f41$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Am I correct in understanding that no churches have been torched by
> white
>> > Australians and no mosques have been torched by white Australians and
> that
>> > these churches were torched by Muslims?
>> >
>> > If so then I'll revise my comment to Adam that it isn't religious
> rioting
>> > on
>> > the part of WHITE Australians, but appears to include some religious
>> > rioters
>> > on the part of some Muslim's in Australia.
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>> > news:43a07bf9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >>
>> >> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
>> >> news:43a07403$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >>  >
>> >> > No churches being torched by either side down under.
 I'd say down
>> >> > under
>> >> > isn't religious based on either side.  Just
territorial and ethnic
>> > based.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gary
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Wrongo again
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17572776%255E60
1,00.html
>> >>
>> >> FOUR churches in Sydney's southwest have been attacked in
24 hours as
> the
>> >> city's riots spread from race to religion.
>> >>
>>
>> You forgot to add the surfers who have already apologized for being
>> influenced by the right wing racists
>>
>>
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/surfers-say-sorry-condemn-violence/2005/1
2/14/1134500916782.html
>> CRONULLA surfers have apologised for their role in Sunday's race riots,
>> saying they were ashamed by the violence and vowed not to allow a repeat.
>>
>> "The day began as a show of solidarity against the behaviour of ethnic
> gangs
>> who have been harassing the public on our beaches over a period of
>> several
>> years," the statement said.
>>
>> "It escalated out of control under the influence of right wing racists,
> from
>> outside this community, and alcohol.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------
>>
>> It would be probably correct to say that the riots started with a
>> mindless
>> mob of youths and thugs and now a small number of extremists are
> attempting
>> to turn it into a religious confrontation. The heads of both the
>> Christian
>> and Moslem churches in Australia along with their congregations have
> decried
>> the actions of that small lunatic fringe
>>
>>
>>
> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17572776%255E60
1,00.html
>> Amjad Mehboob, head of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils,
>> said
>> he believed the violence had been committed by an extremist fringe of the
>> Muslim community. "I wish we knew who they were. I wish we could engage
> with
>> them so we can find out what their beliefs are, so we can deal with
>> them,"
>> he said.
>>
>> Reverend Glenys Biddle, of the Uniting church in Auburn, said the
> destroyed
>> hall had been a important part of the local Tongan community.
"For them,
>> they have lost not only a physical building but a sense of fellowship,"
> she
>> said. "A lot of memories have also been lost for Anglos, Tongans and
> people
>> of all sorts of cultures."
>>
>> Shafiq Khan, the principal of the al-Faisal College next door, said
>> Christians and Muslims had always worked amicably, and the fire - coupled
>> with the fear it may promote - was a loss for both religions.
"This is a
>> crime against peace, the community and the country; a crime against
> harmony
>> and against our children, who used the hall," he said.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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