Offended by being wished a "Happy Holiday Season" ?

[GK]

Interesting discussion indeed!

Australia was indeed founded on the Laws of England, whose laws in principle are based on the commandments found in the Bible.

Laws change and our laws have strayed from that book which contains much wisdom.

Political correctness has darn near killed off free speech in this country; a crying shame.

2 Christian pastors have been put through the ringer by VCAT, because of stupid laws passed in Victoria. They were holding a seminar on Islam and the Christian response to it.

A few Muslim people attended, took offence, complained to VCAT, these pastors have spent 2 years and 100's of thousands of dollars defending their position.

Last week their appeal was upheld. The result you ask? WAS THE CASE DROPPED? NO!

It goes back to trial again.

Political correctness gone crazy IMO.

When I was at uni, the girls were given cards (sexual harrassment cards). If a guy found one in his books, bag etc, he knew he'd been reported for sexual harrassment.

Us guys loved chatting to the girls, but were mindful that we could just be talking to a girl, and if she felt harrassed in any way, regardless of the intention of the bloke, he'd be in strife.

In the past, someone walking along the footpath, stubs their toe. Says to himself, "that was silly of me!" Now, councils get sued for the same thing!

How many ads on TV appear to make blokes look like idiots, and women look smarter (just watch a few ads and you'll get the theme)? You couldn't do that to women on ads. PC strikes again.

Julia Gillard is 2nd in charge of Federal Labour Party, gets bagged for not going for the top job. Wasn't bagged by a bloke of course, too PC. It was a feminist writer in the Herald Sun. Big deal, so what, she's deputy. Why couldn't that be celebrated?

Schools all over this country aren't permitted nativity scenes and typical Christmas activities in case people of other religions are offended. For goodness sake!

In most government schools, no photos are allowed to be taken at sporting events, due to privacy concerns!

PC has gone crazy.

YES, I am a Christian, proud of it.
YES, I am Australian, proud of it.
YES, I am concerned with how freedom of speech is slowly but surely being eroded in our country.

I hope others get the gist of what I've been saying, and feel the same way. If you don't, hey that's cool, it's a free democratic country with free speech! LOL!

ISN'T IT?

A last word. Merry Christmas, God bless you all!

GK