TONY Abbott has called for a religious revolution within Islam as he urges Australians to stop apologising for their Western values and culture.

Writing exclusively for The Daily Telegraph today — a week before the anniversary of the Sydney Lindt Cafe siege — the former prime ­minister warns of a “clash of civilisations” unless Islam ­undergoes a global reform.

In an article likely to invite controversy, Mr Abbott says Australia and the West can no longer live in denial about the “problem within Islam”, and that while most Muslims rejected terrorism, some were “all too ready to justify ‘death to the infidel’.”

“Islam needs to delegitimise the urge to ‘behead all those who insult the Prophet’ but only Muslims can do this,” Mr Abbott writes.

“Demonising Islam generally or all Muslims could bring on the ‘clash of civilisations’ that academic Samuel Huntington feared two decades back and make ‘Islam’s bloody borders’ even more dangerous.

“But we can’t remain in ­denial about the massive problem within Islam.

“Islam has never had its own version of the Reformation and the Enlightenment or a consequent acceptance of pluralism and the separation of church and state.”

Mr Abbott’s comments will be seen as reinforcing a growing number of Coalition MPs who have broken ranks with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and called on Muslim leaders to do more to counter violent extremism.

“Everyone interested in a safer world should reach out to ‘live and let live’ Muslims and encourage them to ­reclaim their faith from the zealots,” Mr Abbott writes.

“In Australia, that means talking to decent people who happen to be Muslim as well as to ‘official’ Muslims inclined to see ‘Islamophobia’ in any criticism.

“Surveys of British and French Muslims typically show up to 30 per cent sympathising with the aims if not the methods of Islamic State.

“Fortunately, there are numerous Muslim leaders who think their faith needs to modernise from the kill-or-be-killed milieu of the Prophet Mohammed.”

Praising US President Barack Obama for stepping up the military campaign against IS, Mr Abbott says it won’t be enough on its own.

“There also needs to be a concerted ‘hearts and minds’ campaign against the versions of Islam that make excuses for terrorists,” he writes.

Mr Abbott also warns of a cultural cringe preventing an honest debate about the issue and calls on Australians to proclaim the secular values on which the nation was built.

“It’s also time Australians stopped being apologetic about the values that have made our country as free, fair and prosperous as any on Earth,” Mr Abbott writes.

“It’s not culturally insensitive to demand loyalty to Australia ... we should be ready to proclaim the clear superiority of our culture to one that justifies killing people in the name of God.”

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tony-abbott-says-islam-must-change-and...

This is the real leader that australia needs..

Too bad he was back stabbed by treacherous no gooders

Dnarever wrote on Dec 9^th, 2015 at 5:44am:


How would it make things worse? Islam desperately needs to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. ISIS won't be defeated by military means alone. We need to make sure Muslims don't take up the radical branch of Islam that is causing so much death and destruction. We also need to stop top-toeing around Muslims with regard to our culture. They came here to live because of our culture. If we start hiding it for fear of offending others, then our society will turn to sh!t very quickly and unravel.

I don't think an idiot who says he doesn't believe in gay marriage because of his religion, and who put together a policy specifically about religion (chaplaincy program) can talk about separation of church and state.

It's a shame that religious nut jobs like idiot Tony continuously muddy the debate.  Let us agnostics take care of this, and let the loony Christian worshippers stay awfully silent in the corner.

sir prince duke alevine wrote on Dec 9^th, 2015 at 6:04am:


More to the point, let them fix their own mess first. There is still ongoing fall out from decades of covered up child abuse on an horrendous scale - yet the stallwarts and protectors of the faith the abusers keep desperately pointing the finger outwards. Hardly apt judges of behaviour, character or morals...

It's not a study by any stretch of the imagination, BUT, it gives some insight into that very question.....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/bible-quran-disguise-dutch-pranksters-youtube-1....

I would have thought that as he is now writing for the 'tele', he and Marge and the Kids could afford a brand, spanking NEW fridge rather than buying secondhand on Gumtree.    As for his article, he has made another "Captains Call" on the race and religion of the day.  As a devout Christian, surely Abbott should concentrate on the problems within Christianity instead.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Dec 9^th, 2015 at 6:44am:



So start another poll Zoob