'Islamic school in Camden, a breeding ground for terrorists'.Byline: ANI Sydney, Apr 23 (ANI): Camden's residents have united to condemn the Quranic Society, which wants to build an Islamic school in Camden, south west of Sydney for espousing views which are "incompatible with the Australian way of life". An Islamic school in Camden would be "a breeding ground for terrorists," says a resident who gave evidence in support of Camden Council
Camden Council is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. Camden Council today represents a rapidly growing area on the fringe of Sydney, with many new subdivisions and the development of at an appeal against its decision to block the school. Judith Bond said the school would teach war and how to kill. "Values of violence will be emphasised. It will be a breeding ground for terrorists. There will be a surge of gang rapes, looting and attacking infidels," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Bond, as saying. Camden residents presented evidence via DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. at the second day of a hearing to decide whether the 19 million dollars Islamic school should be built on the outskirts of the town. The area's Christian values The term Christian values usually refers to the values the speaker feels represent those found in the teachings of Christ as described in parts of the United States. The biblical teachings of Christ include
Describing Camden as "the mouse that dared to roar," he said he did not want prayer mats unrolled in shops or "our teenage daughters subjected to demeaning de·mean 1 tr.v. de·meaned, de·mean·ing, de·means To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner: demeaned themselves well in class. taunts wearing jeans, shorts or T-shirts." Another resident, Kate McCullogh, who was compared with Pauline Hanson when she addressed a meeting last year wearing an Akubra hat decorated with Australian flags, said she was "no redneck xenophobic xen·o·phobe n. A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples. xen racist like the media have put to me." "Let's start making people understand that the Western way of life is the best way of life," she said. Other residents' objections were based on urban planning matters, including traffic flow and proximity to working farms. Until now, Camden Council has largely distanced itself from ideological justifications for blocking the development application for a 900-student school. When it voted unanimously to reject the project last May, it did so "on planning grounds alone". (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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