Interesting Article

[pixl]

I had this argument with a female friend last week. She says, "How come when they come here, we can't make them take off their scarves. But if I go over there, they won't let me off the plane unless I put one on, even though it's not my religion."

How many ways can you explain to someone that we're not a religious country?

[Mrk_Mickey]

Haha, it's a spiralling argument. You get involved and BAM you're falling.

It's a good point though, what she says..why should we conform if we allow them not to? <<DO NOT DISCUSS haha.

[Rocket36]

why should we conform if we allow them not to?

I know you said don't discuss but that is the underlying issue and it has a simple answer. We are, for the most part, a free country... Their countries are, for the most part, NOT. We are very lucky to live in a country like Australia that is as open and diverse in all ways as it is. The only issue such freedoms can easily create is resentment caused by reverse discrimination - whereby we try so hard not to offend and discriminate against people that we end up discriminating against what the majority of people born here would call "typical Australian". I think the "Australian Culture" is an ever evolving one and probably one of the most diverse and at the same time peaceful cultures in the world. It's something we should be proud of, be sensitive of, and be open for it to change....

It's a very interesting topic I think and certainly not just a downward spiraling conversation.