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Re: UNBELIEVABLE

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From: John
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 03:22
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I would suggest complaining via email, there is a link from
http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/index.htm



"Clayton Forno" <cjfat@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Last week laws where passed in Australia giving religious groups increased
> powers to pressure for censorship....and today...
>
> In the Australian state of Victoria laws were passed preventing the
showing
> of R rated movies (such as "Hannibal" and the re-release of "The
Exorcist")
> on Good Friday, because "the Christian religion must be respected"!
>
> Of course it doesn't matter that the rights of everyone in the state who
> does not follow Christianity are not being respected, but unless you are a
> Bible kisser I suppose your rights don't matter.  Luckily I don't live in
> Victoria, but this is a clear indication of the insidious and evil spread
of
> religious indoctrination and it's increasing control over the rights of
the
> people in this country....and it only shows signs of getting worse and
> spreading.
>
> For many people the Good Friday and Boxing Day movies fests are a
tradition.
> I do it myself every year.  The fact that millions of people are literally
> being told what, where and when they can see a movie violates their basic
> democratic rights......and the very concept itself is a spit in the face
of
> freethinkers, including the 25% of Australians who do not believe in God.
>
> It's about time some action was taken before this cancer spreads across
the
> nation.
>
>
>
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