Those evil bastards
In today's Age, Dennis Altman, Professor of Politics at La Trobe University, seeks to remind us that Christian fundamentalists in Australia are just as much a threat to our way of life as their Muslim counterparts. However, when it comes to providing a concrete example, all he can offer is (1) picketing of certain films by Christians (no recent notable examples spring to mind), and, wait for it, (2) "pray(ing) for rain every Mardi Gras". (The Prof is of course referring to Sydney's Gay Mardi Gras). Surely bringing about particular weather events by prayer is not just an abuse of free speech, but little short of terrorism itself.
In today's Age, Dennis Altman, Professor of Politics at La Trobe University, seeks to remind us that Christian fundamentalists in Australia are just as much a threat to our way of life as their Muslim counterparts. However, when it comes to providing a concrete example, all he can offer is (1) picketing of certain films by Christians (no recent notable examples spring to mind), and, wait for it, (2) "pray(ing) for rain every Mardi Gras". (The Prof is of course referring to Sydney's Gay Mardi Gras). Surely bringing about particular weather events by prayer is not just an abuse of free speech, but little short of terrorism itself.
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