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Dumped Liberal candidate David Barker defends Muslim comments

by Joe Kelly
Posted: July 25, 2010.

Print: The Australian

excerpt:

Today Mr Barker stood by his statements, telling the ABC there should not be a Muslim in parliament and questioning whether the country was ready for an atheist prime minister.  “...I don’t know if we want at this stage in Australian politics a Muslim in the parliament and an atheist running the government.”


other links:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/25/2963556.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/25/2963485.htm

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It is good he was kicked out and his seat given to a real liberal.

posted on July 26, 2010
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Mr Baker is not anti-Islam. His comments happen to have fallen against a Muslim, but what he is in fact is anti-anythng that is not his version of Christianity,
In other words, he’s a Christian, defending the Christian belief that they are right, Islam is wrong and atheists are immoral.
When people realise that “Faith” means “I’m guessing it’s that” then we are more likely to get reason rather than dogma into politics and law.

Next time someone says Evolution is “just a theory”, answer “Christianity is just a guess”

posted on July 29, 2010
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