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Reply #45 - Jan 15th, 2009 at 10:48am
 
Because the current 'oath' is not really an oath, and is meaningless:

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I, A.B., do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Her heirs and successors according to law. SO HELP ME GOD!


Lot's of wiggle room in that oath. Especially for the masters of wiggle room.
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Reply #46 - Jan 15th, 2009 at 10:57am
 
Calanen wrote on Jan 15th, 2009 at 10:48am:
Because the current 'oath' is not really an oath to anything of importance today (being the Queen), and is therefore meaningless:

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I, A.B., do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Her heirs and successors according to law. SO HELP ME GOD!


Lot's of wiggle room in that oath. Especially for the masters of wiggle room.



What I would suggest is the following:

'I solemnly and truly swear allegiance (holding the Holy Book of my true nominated religion) to the Commonwealth of Australia, and pledge to defend its borders against all enemies both domestic and foreign, and will be loyal to the government of Australia, the Constitution as may be amended, democracy, secularism, the rule of law and the separation of church and state, with such principles I pledge a commitment to as a citizen to uphold and preserve, as being fundamental to the Commonwealth and its integrity.

I will provide assistance to the limits of my ability, in the defence of this country against any enemy of the Commonwealth, regardless of my personal sympathies or prejudices,  or the identity of that enemy, and I herefore swear loyalty to the Commonwealth to defend it against any attack by foreign forces. I will act only in the national interest, and will both act always in the best interests of and prefer the interests of the Commonwealth of Australia, to those of any other person or country, so help me God.

Let's see some of the passport carriers swear that loyalty oath. I'd swear it right now.
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Reply #47 - Jan 15th, 2009 at 1:10pm
 
What about atheists?

I don't think you can define duties as rigourously as you are trying. Our duties to 'the commonwealth' only go so far as we support what the government is up to. It has always been the case that people defend Australia because they like what the country has given them, not because they signed a contract to get in the door. You are trying to put a heap of legalese around something that doesn;t need it. Howard was right in that immigrants should agree to support our values (democracy, freedom etc), not stand on the shore and shoot people.
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Reply #48 - Jan 15th, 2009 at 3:46pm
 
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Reply #49 - Jan 15th, 2009 at 8:38pm
 
freediver wrote on Jan 15th, 2009 at 1:10pm:
[quote]What about atheists?


Atheists and agnostics get to solemnly declare and affirm.


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I don't think you can define duties as rigourously as you are trying. Our duties to 'the commonwealth' only go so far as we support what the government is up to.


I think we can.

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It has always been the case that people defend Australia because they like what the country has given them, not because they signed a contract to get in the door. You are trying to put a heap of legalese around something that doesn;t need it. Howard was right in that immigrants should agree to support our values (democracy, freedom etc), not stand on the shore and shoot people


But they need to be prepared to do so if ordered to - otherwise they are just tenants, not citizens.
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Reply #50 - Jan 15th, 2009 at 9:36pm
 
Calanen you cannot expect people to do something you wouldn;t so yourself. I would not swear to that absurd oath. I would reserve the right to think for myself.
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Reply #51 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 4:23am
 
Calanen,

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Let's see some of the passport carriers swear that loyalty oath. I'd swear it right now.


What about Aussies who don't agree with it? Deport them to England?

Also since you just believe Muslims are liars and deceivers who just practise 'al-Taqiyya" anyway, then the oath would mean nothing to them, they could just say it, and not mean it at all, right?
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Reply #52 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 6:28am
 
That is so true...  spoken by someone who'd know eh Abu...
I mean about lying and deception etc, etc, etc...

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Reply #53 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 6:53am
 
With the attitude you lot have against Muslims - all it's going to do is encourage fair minded people (of which we are the majority) to sympathise with their cause.

Half these arguments aren't even reasoned - they're just blatant attacks to put Islam down.

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Reply #54 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 7:09am
 
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Also since you just believe Muslims are liars and deceivers who just practise 'al-Taqiyya" anyway, then the oath would mean nothing to them, they could just say it, and not mean it at all, right?


Not if it was on the Koran habibi.
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Reply #55 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 7:11am
 
freediver wrote on Jan 15th, 2009 at 9:36pm:
Calanen you cannot expect people to do something you wouldn;t so yourself. I would not swear to that absurd oath. I would reserve the right to think for myself.


I just said I would swear to it. 


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Reply #56 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 7:25am
 
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Not if it was on the Koran habibi.


So 'al-Taqiyyah' can't be performed on the Qur'an?

Shows how much you know. A Muslim may even desecrate the Qur'an to save his life.

You really need to come to terms with what Taqiyyah _actually_ means, it merely means denying your faith (even to an unjust Muslim ruler) to save your life. Not lying to infidels to deceive them.
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Reply #57 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 8:21am
 
Most of us are aware ABU just how dishonourable and dishonest a Muslim can be.

Sooo  not apology yet?  Retored my post yet?  retracted youur lie?
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Reply #58 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 9:54am
 
mantra wrote on Jan 16th, 2009 at 6:53am:
With the attitude you lot have against Muslims - all it's going to do is encourage fair minded people (of which we are the majority) to sympathise with their cause.

Half these arguments aren't even reasoned - they're just blatant attacks to put Islam down.






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More than anyone else,
.....ISLAM puts itself down!



Atrocious things happen [to muslims and non-muslims] in nominally Sharia jurisdictions.

But the best ppl like abu can come up with is,
....."These people [countries] are not muslims."





Total cop out.

If abu, was a true muslim, he would be living in a nominally muslim country, trying to improve circumstances there.

Trying to produces an ISLAMIC state worthy of its name.

But instead, ppl like abu, come to functioning societies, and try to take them back 1400 years, because Allah is Great!

"Allah Akbar!    Allah Akbar!    Allah Akbar!"





Allah is redundant!

Muhammad was a land based pirate, a brigand.

And,
ISLAM, is a death cult.




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Reply #59 - Jan 16th, 2009 at 10:04am
 
I don't understand Yadda.  There are many different religions in Australia practising their religion to the best of their ability.  Why should they go back to another country predominantly practising their religion?

If that's the case - send the Jews back to Israel and the Buddhists back to Tibet, the Hindus back to India and anyone else that doesn't conform to our so called "high standards" of christianity.  What a joke Christianity is?  So many of those who profess to be true Christians are such hypocrites - yet they are so self righteous.  They need to practise what they preach.
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