On Tue, 24 Jan 1995, Dave Horsfall wrote:
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 10:56:06 +1100 (EST) You might be amused to know that our Governor-General (the "Queen's Man") is himself an avowed atheist - is it likely he would have been appointed by a pro-religious government?
Establishing a religion is usually an act of hostility towards religion, not an act of support He who pays controls. Recollect how the Church of England originally came to be established? The King put the church on his payroll, after confiscating its independent sources of revenue. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.catalog.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the omnipotent state. | jamesd@netcom.com