This beauty is from the Daily Telegraph of Thursday 8 September 2005. Whoever wrote it must have been heavily influenced by Saudi propaganda as they regard “Shiite” law as being separate from “Islamic” law.
They also don’t know much about Christian theology. I was always taught at St Andrews Cathedral School that the law has been nailed to the cross and you needn’t follow a legal code to be saved. Christianity (at least in its low Church Anglican variety) has no law, though it does have strong views on ethics.
And it seems to me that Christian ethics seem to have been lost on some “Christian” Australians. Then again, true conservatism has also been lost on many allegedly conservative Australian politicians. And if you don’t believe me, just give the office of the Member for Mackellar a call.
Finally, I don’t recall ever learning about Christian laws in our common law or our statutes or even in our constitution at law school. And I should know given that I have studied at at least 2 law schools in Australia.
Read and enjoy.
___________________They also don’t know much about Christian theology. I was always taught at St Andrews Cathedral School that the law has been nailed to the cross and you needn’t follow a legal code to be saved. Christianity (at least in its low Church Anglican variety) has no law, though it does have strong views on ethics.
And it seems to me that Christian ethics seem to have been lost on some “Christian” Australians. Then again, true conservatism has also been lost on many allegedly conservative Australian politicians. And if you don’t believe me, just give the office of the Member for Mackellar a call.
Finally, I don’t recall ever learning about Christian laws in our common law or our statutes or even in our constitution at law school. And I should know given that I have studied at at least 2 law schools in Australia.
Read and enjoy.
In regards to the article “Islamic law for Australia” (Daily Telegraph, September 6). Australia already has its own laws and we do not need any Islamic laws or Hindu laws or Shiite laws. We have our own Christian laws and that’s because we are a Christian nation predominantly.
Terry Maim, Blacktown
