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2006-03-15 Down Under

Australian clerics to train at university

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Posted by Oztralian 2006-03-15 17:56|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Not a bad idea. But I'd watch out for the third-year "study abroad" program.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-03-15 18:30|| 2006-03-15 18:30|| Front Page Top

#2 This is actually highly damaging to the Islamists. When there's a debate over some learned topic, the guy with the credentials can usually eat the lunch of the fundie. The latter ends up sounding like a country hick.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-03-15 19:12|| 2006-03-15 19:12|| Front Page Top

#3 you know, that might go down very well with the western "moderate" muslims. Yuppies along with the best of us. "Show us your creeedentials." may be compelling. Can't argue with a M(PBUH)BA.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-03-15 19:18|| 2006-03-15 19:18|| Front Page Top

#4 ISLAMIC clerics will be trained in Australian universities under a proposal by Muslim leaders to prevent students being radicalised by fundamentalist teaching in the Middle East.

Instead, they'll be radicalized by fundamentalist teaching in Australia.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-03-15 20:13|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-03-15 20:13|| Front Page Top

#5 This is actually highly damaging to the Islamists. When there's a debate over some learned topic, the guy with the credentials can usually eat the lunch of the fundie. The latter ends up sounding like a country hick.

That's not how theological arguments are conducted in Islam, Anonymoose. The principal method of disputation is sending the opponents to get the straight dope directly from Allah.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-03-15 23:32|| 2006-03-15 23:32|| Front Page Top

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