Four Corners tonight on Halal

[donnashuggy]

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2015/09/07/4305337.htm

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@myoclon1cjerk wrote:
Being an atheist,I object to the fact that my tax dollars are given to private Catholic schools.Please support me by contacting your local member and complaining that tax payers should not have to fund outdated ideologies.Thank you in advance. 🙂

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exactly!  that is a good example.

a lot of ppl are complaining about that

and have contacted their local members.

now how would you feel if you found out

that you were financially supporting the catholic

church by purchasing certain products?

i'm sure you would want to have a choice.

that was one of the issues raised in the 

program. 

[moonflyte]

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@djlukjilly wrote:

If religious entities want to have certain rituals and practices on food why are we paying for it?.

Why aren't they charged the small surcharge it apparently costs?  If this practice of taxing our food by religious  entities is to continue then the money it raises should go back to the government to be spent on social welfare.

Why are we being taxed by religions? that's the question here.

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No comment on this opinion?

[moonflyte]

Not just Catholic schools are subsidised also all Muslim schools as well. Have you contacted your local member about that???

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@djlukjilly wrote:

Not just Catholic schools are subsidised also all Muslim schools as well. Have you contacted your local member about that???

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good point.

@myoclon1cjerk wrote:

Please support me by contacting your local member and complaining that tax payers should not have to fund outdated ideologies.Thank you in advance.

is that what you think happens in

religious schools?   when  was the

last time you were a student at an

australian islamic school?  

[moonflyte]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

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@djlukjilly wrote:

Not just Catholic schools are subsidised also all Muslim schools as well. Have you contacted your local member about that???

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good point.

@myoclon1cjerk wrote:

Please support me by contacting your local member and complaining that tax payers should not have to fund outdated ideologies.Thank you in advance.

is that what you think happens in

religious schools?   when  was the

last time you were a student at an

australian islamic school?  

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Well said but it's just more empty moral vanity and comparisons that don''t add up.

All private schools get some form of taxpayers subsidy because the public system could not cope if there wasn't private schools.

Class war and leftist rhetoric against private schooling was rife under Labor but it was lip service to the militant unions, they knew the truth.

Just another Catholic bash ho hum.

[donnashuggy]

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@djlukjilly wrote:

If religious entities want to have certain rituals and practices on food why are we paying for it?.

Why aren't they charged the small surcharge it apparently costs?  If this practice of taxing our food by religious  entities is to continue then the money it raises should go back to the government to be spent on social welfare.

Why are we being taxed by religions? that's the question here.

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I think you will find that Halal certification may in fact make some products cheaper so on those you are not really paying for it, you are getting a discount. It is about job creation too or did you miss that bit?

Kosher meat is actually pretty good, have you tried it? What about dill cucumbers? Even some of the kosher lollies are yummy! Unless the food is poisoning you why are you concerned? Do you want to pay more for non halal products or can you see that the huge market makes some things cheaper?

[moonflyte]

That is not the point, who cares if kosher lollies are yummy. Taxing our food to fund religious entities is.

[donnashuggy]

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@djlukjilly wrote:

That is not the point, who cares if kosher lollies are yummy. Taxing our food to fund religious entities is.

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You did not answer my question, I will change it, have you purchased any sanitarium products in your life?

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i think you need to accept that some ppl

prefer not to fund religious organisations.

the certification needs to be more transparent.

[moonflyte]

Yes but some believe otherwise. If a product isnt labelled the we are being forced to support relgious entities. end of story