I mean ffs there are people claiming this means he's pushing for sharia law :lol:

People are dumb.

I wonder which single term prime minister comes within cooee of this.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

If A-Butt loses this election I am seriously getting the bumper sticker....

I didn't even know Husic was Muslim.



I hope they don't realise that all the bible oath takers must be pushing for slavery, or no mixing of clothing fibres, or not allowing women on their period to be in public for a week, or the hilarious rule saying that if two men a fighting and one of the women grabs their man's opponent by the balls, you chop her hand off.

so are your surveys.

'Shame, shame, shame': Australia's first Muslim frontbencher abused for taking oath on Koran

July 2, 2013 - 10:56AM

The Prime Minister's new parliamentary secretary, Ed Husic, has been subjected to a torrent of racial abuse online for being sworn in to his position with a Koran.

Mr Husic became Australia's first Muslim frontbencher on Monday when he was appointed to Kevin Rudd's new-look ministry as parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister and parliamentary secretary for Broadband.

"This is a wonderful day for multiculturalism, and everything it stands for in our country," Governor-General Quentin Bryce told Mr Husic during the swearing-in ceremony in Canberra on Monday.

However, after receiving dozens of messages of congratulations on his Facebook page, the comments quickly turned to disgust and outrage that he had chosen to be sworn in on the Muslim holy book.

Some called it un-Australian and unconstitutional.

"Our allegiance should have been to Queen and Country first Ed. That means saying the oath on the holy bible not the Koran.... Shame, Shame, Shame," posted one user, Ross Peace. "I am so disappointed in this government that they don't have the spine to stand up for the Australian way of life."

Another user, Therese Pearce, said she was "disgusted and embarrassed" for the Australian people.

"Hell i might just have to use snow white and the 7 dwarfs next time i take the oath for australia," she posted.

One user, Anna Dean, claimed his decision to be sworn in on the Koran undermined "our culture and country and constitution in this way".

Another user, Carrie Forrest, accused him of disregarding Australia's constitution and pushing for sharia law.

Mr Husic has previously said that he is a moderate Muslim who does not involve himself heavily with most of the religious customs and behaviours of the faith.

Asked about his religion in 2010, he told the ABC: "If someone asks me, 'Are you Muslim?' I say yes. And then if someone says, 'Well do you pray and go to a mosque and do all the other things that are associated with the faith?' I say no.

"I often get told that I describe myself as non-practising when in actual fact I don't go round saying that. Like I just say 'I'm Muslim'."

President of the Anti-Discrimination Board and Chairperson of the NSW Community Relations Commission Stepan Kerkyasharian said it was "a sad day for any society" when someone is abused because of their religion.

He said Mr Husic could act as a valuable bridge between the Muslim community and would put Australia at an advantage in the international community.

"It should be an interesting and positive milestone that someone of migrant heritage has come to Australia and has now, through our democratic process, reached a position of leadership," he said.

Mr Husic, 43, the son of Bosnian Muslim migrants, became the first Muslim to be elected to Parliament when he won his western Sydney seat of Chifley in the 2010 election with 51.58 per cent of votes, almost double that of his next competitor.

In 2010, he was sworn into Federal Parliament alongside members from several religions. Kooyong member Josh Frydenberg and Melbourne Ports member Michael Danby were sworn in on the Jewish bible.

Lawyer and community rights advocate Mariam Veiszadeh said there was too often an assumption that being a good Australian citizen and a good Muslim were "mutually exclusive concepts".

"You can be a devout Jew and a good Australian parliamentarian who serves your country just as equally as you can be a practicing Muslim and a good Australian citizen and politician," she said.

"It is ignorant for people to conflate irrelevant issues and it stems from the Muslim bashing that has been going on in this country for a decade."

Fairfax Media is seeking comment from Mr Husic.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/shame-shame-shame-australias-first-muslim-frontbencher-abused-for-taking-oath-on-koran-20130702-2p8l2.html#ixzz2XqpH7FFO

You can bet that the average age of these voters is over 40 and vote Liberal.
Why? Because as you age, your brain shrinks and so you become more simplistic thinker.
That is why slogans and punchlines appeal to right wingers. Smaller brain capacity.

Its a numbers game, more Muslim mps means more of a chance of sharia law in the future

According to what?

Some form of statistics?

-PB

LR saw a Muslim on Fox News once.

OF COURSE

how else could we have such a bunch of tards running our great nation......!!!!!!!!



GOOD MORNING VIETNAM...!!!!!

Halong bay itself was awesome and beautiful...however tourism is over running the location...so many Junks on the water it detracted from the experience....but still 8/10
get there before it's to late....

Hoi An has been lovely, really lovely....lovely people, tailor made clothes, restaurants, cooking classes....

aussies could really learn from these village farmers techniques and work ethics......

get in before the country changes......

So because there's a Jew on the front bench we're all going to be forced into following Jewish Orthodoxy?

Typical white Middle class response when visiting a third world country .

Does anyone seriously think Australia would be a worse place to live if a Muslim, or a Jew, or some other religious minority(in Australia anyway) was voted prime minister?

Also Lukerobinho I don't know od your trolling or just a fucktard. You're the typical Andrew bolt follower who believe the shit people spew. We are a free country and we have freedom of religion you racist prick

It's sad that our countries politics have become Americanized so much that we focus on someone's religion rather than their political leanings . It reminds me of those wackos who said Barack was Muslim and its bad for America you know Obama /Osama.

He didn't say anything Racist. Besides, Islam isn't a race :roll:

Racist /anti Muslim what ever . I'm married to a Muslim and I'm over the bullshit people spew about muslims .

If anything it would be a better place because all the conservative baby boomers would have a fit and die.

Maybe you could ask the Egyptian and Turkish folk ?

Who's trolling ? i'm presenting factual criticisms

How is factual ? Do you have data that states more Muslim mp's equal sharia law ??

I don't see your point.

Obviously these countries having a muslim leader means that they have sharia law. :lol:

And by extension are in a state of civil unrest.

What about Brazil? Are their leaders Muslim as well?

-PB

Well, you can't have Sharia Law without Muslims :-"

Hey maybe just maybe muslims invaded brasil :lol:

Nah. Then it's just plain ol' mob violence.

Typical white Middle class response when visiting a third world country . [/quote


unashamedly so .....so suck it up princess