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To: uu who wrote (2129)	10/7/2002 11:18:48 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 2926

Addi. You said...." Falwell himself uses moralistic terrorism and in that sense one can think of him as sort of a soft-terrorist as oppose to Mohammad who was a hard-core terrorist (sort of like Playboy VS. Hustler)! :) ".... Agreed, but Falwell has the means and the audience to help spread the word about the dangers of islam where not many others will.

To: uu who wrote (2129)	10/14/2002 8:36:07 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 2926

Churches back threatened Muslim 14oct02 RELIGIOUS leaders will today issue a statement defending the right of Muslim workers to pray during working hours. The statement is backed by the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen, and the Dean of St Mary's Cathedral, Monsignor Tony Doherty, as well as Jewish and Muslim leaders. Their intervention follow threats by Sydney IT company Total Peripheral Group to sack a Muslim worker for a 10 minute break he took for prayers. If attempts to mediate that case fail today, the union representing the worker – 19-year-old Kamal El-Masri – may seek a hearing before the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. TPG initially refused to allow Mr El-Masri to take a break outside a set 12-1pm lunch time. But on Friday it offered to take part in conciliation involving a representative of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils. In a statement of support for Mr El-Masri's right to pray during work hours, the religious leaders urged employers to be "open-minded and flexible". "Australia is a vibrant and diverse community based on principles of justice," the statement says. "We support the right of people to observe their religious faiths in the workplace where doing so does not impinge on their ability to carry out their duties. "Therefore, we respect the right of Muslim workers to take a few minutes to pray in accordance with their religious beliefs." The religious leaders asked employers to recognise that respect for their workers would "pay dividends in many ways". "The strength of a society is linked to its capacity to embrace diversity and our employers have an important role to play in respecting different religions and cultures," it says. NSW Labor Council secretary John Robertson said it was heartening religious leaders were "standing beside the union movement on this important issue". The statement is signed by: Dr Peter Jensen, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney; Monsignor Tony Doherty, Dean of St Marys Cathedral Sydney; Suzette Clark, Australian Catholic Social Justice Council; Rev Harry Herbert, Uniting Church; Rabbi Jeffrey B. Kamins; Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio; Rabbi Richard G Lampert; Rabbi Allison H Conyer; and his Eminence, Mufti of Australia, Taj Aldin Alhilali. dailytelegraph.news.com.au