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\nWe shake our head at the request by The Islamic Council of Victoria for safe spaces so that their troubled youth can rage against Western\u00a0civilisation\u00a0without fear of being labelled radical.
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\nThe Catholics warn politicians that while a minority of people are against assisted dying legislation, that minority is prepared to vote based on that one issue. We look at some interesting statistics showing that there is a high correlation between religious belief and an unwillingness to allow assisted dying and this correlation increases as people attended church more regularly.
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\nFather John O’Connor is another Catholic priest and he is not happy about changes to procedures regarding the hearing of confessions and clearly dislikes the fact that he has to conduct confessions in an open environment. In his\u00a0view, the Church has been in this game for a long time and it knows what is best for the penitent.\u00a0Clearly, he has not been paying much attention to the Royal Commission into Responses to Institutional Child Abuse.
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\nWe take a look at Donald Trump\u2019s Twitter account and the fascinating application of First Amendment law which seems to confirm that he is not allowed to delete people from his Twitter account. The Fist suggests that Australia needs something similar to the First Amendment.
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\nWe thank our patrons and induct Sean into the Iron Fist\u00a0Velvet\u00a0Glove Patron Hall of Fame.
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\nLiberal Party branches designed for Chinese members are a bad idea.
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\nA burrito shop in\u00a0Oregon\u00a0is\u00a0forced to close down after allegations of cultural appropriation.
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\nLife is tough for white chickens in Brooklyn
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\nWe take a quick look at\u00a0the\u00a0Sunni-Shia\u00a0divide, the methods used by Saudi Arabia to indoctrinate the population of Indonesia and the ganging up on Qatar by fellow Arab countries.
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\nWe invite a listener to read a book to join The Fist for a book review at a later time.
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\nDonald Trump thinks NATO countries need to spend more money and The Fist questions whether alliances are a good idea.
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\nWe finish with another look at domestic violence in Islam\u00a0and the despicable work done by\u00a0so-called\u00a0feminist as they\u00a0perform linguistic gymnastics in order to excuse the Quran.
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\nFighting an election only to refuse a seat: Sinn F\u00e9in and Westminster abstention
\nCan a minority Conservative government survive? Let\u2019s look at the maths
\nPremier Daniel Andrews says he’s “very troubled” by the Islamic Council of Victoria’s suggestion for safe spaces where Muslim youth “could be radical”.
\nProposed euthanasia laws a ‘vote loser’ for Andrews
\nOpposition to assisted dying is largely religious
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