What this article also doesn't say is that, while they were going on against the muslims, John Howard and his party were happily standing behind the Exclusive Brethren, a radical Christian sect that advocates their own law above the nation's law.
They don't allow their members to vote but at the same time they've given heaps of money to the Liberal party and also started a campaign to undermine the Greens. They're misogynist and they protect child molesters. But our Prime Minister says they have a right to follow their beliefs.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...9/s1731462.htm
Hypocrisy.
Dave is right. Scare mongering to win votes.