To each his own.

[Evan Lewis]

This is not to discredit ,those that have a Faith

What initiated this letter ,in short,was Mon morn .notice the morning film at the Casino . Rarely go was "Don't Tell" was too late to go anyway. But noticing,in the review it was regarding Toowoomba .and Child abuse.

Having lived an enjoyable three years there,2009 -12.

Today ,decided to look on the net, as a matter of interest, and find out .the content.

Had a preconceived notion ,it could be referring to a Case ,which took place in Court whilst ,there.
Disappointed at the time.that the local Paper's front page,displayed ,a suggestion, that the Chief of Police appeared to have been in favour of the defendant a Priest

Bit of Info. } thirty five per cent of schools in the Region . The Darling Downs , are Catholic Boarding Colleges that would be the envy of any City in the World. Size ,Playing fields ,Olympic size Pool .etc,
The Boarders are usually from Rural Properties possibly many hundreds of miles,from home.


tempered by many girls and boys from the near Metropolis of Brisbane.

One hears so much of indoctrinisation . What more than in Toowoomba.?

Top of the the Street ,behind mine .Would pass to go to into Town.
Corner of which stands an imposing Church . Leading down to the next Cross street is the junior School , then at the Corner ,is the Kindergarten.
Two, or three times a week. one can observe a long crocodile of kids reaching up to the church doors.

That's why I reiterate ,as posted previously. Religion Should be a choice when a person is able to think for itself.
Just go to Google . Don't Tell -Sixty Minutes'.
You might too refer to
Broken Rites .Australia.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Religeon and politicians do not help.

K.

[happy daze john in oz]

Religion is the opiate of the masses.

With some religions there is choice as to whether you join or not, but there ae a number still where the young are compelled to join.

The concept of the church, any kind, is good teaching love and kindness to your fellow man, but sadly so few now consider that to be the option.

[Lewis McColl]

What is wrong with just living by and following the 10 commandments? If you can do that I reckon you will be a decent person. Everything you need to lead a good and caring life is covered by that set of guide lines.

[j.sabourn]

#5... Lewis we"d all get the grand order of the boot, forget what number it is but " Thou shall not take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain". Cheers. JWS.

[Evan Lewis]

#5... Lewis we"d all get the grand order of the boot, forget what number it is but " Thou shall not take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain". Cheers. JWS.

Think there's another one,Forgive them that sinned against you -?

Turn the other Cheek ,not one.
though Has a different connotation,to many.

[j.sabourn]

Theres 10 there somewhere.....
Thou shalt not make any craven image.
thou shalt not take the name of The Lord Thy God in Vain.
Six days shalt thy labour, but the seventh is the day of the lord thy God. ( or to seamen a Sunday at sea )
Honour Thy father and Mother.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit Adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife.
Missing a couple somewhere, any evangelists out there ? or any ex alchys who have turned to religion for succour. JS

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
There is not one that says, "Thou shalt not sexually abuse young children." Maybe the Pope can put that in as an extra, Australia is rife with it, from the Churches to the politicians, to the Police, and the Journalists, someone caught nearly every day. In the old days the Kings used to say about traitors "Of with his head," Now they should say, "Of with his B%lls ".
Cheers Des

[j.sabourn]

Des don't know if true or not, but I was told a long time ago that a certain other Holy Book had in it a saying that "Women were for Procreation and not recreation and small boys for pleasure" as say never followed up to see if correct or not as was too provocative. But as the same faith advocates child brides the number of whom are dependant on wealth and position, does with other religions leave a doubt in ones mind whether true or not. All these so called facts should be brought out into the open, and should stand the person who practices the rites of such a negative response if necessary when it comes to settlement in a country which practices different laws. This intermingling and the good it does a country by doing such by certain groups, has had too much to say in the past, I agree that the church has had its quota of bad personages, but for everyone who has been found to be unsuitable to his chosen profession there are many who are of a different calibre. The media has as usual overplayed its hand by promoting the bad as against the good. A lot are pronounced guilty by a lot of more than likely journalists themselves who practice child pornography, there is one Australian one at present on trial which they aren't so keen to promote as newsworthy. As far as the RC ministers go I personally blame their austere lifestyle in not being able to commune sexually with the opposite sex. Which was not always the case if what one reads in the history of the church where former popes were married with large broods of children. When they changed the rules to a monastic life who knows. It is hard to believe that JC himself (not our JC) led the same lifestyle as he was a 33 year old man when he died, and one must believe in fairies (not the ones off the Cape ships) unless he himself was inclined that way, and if not must have family alive today. The perverts and child molesters have always been there, just less places for them to hide today. Cheers JS

[happy daze john in oz]

#5... Lewis we"d all get the grand order of the boot, forget what number it is but " Thou shall not take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain". Cheers. JWS.

And heaven help you if you take the other man;s beer.