The Australian Christian Lobby recently ran a piece on the proposed Camden Muslim independent school. That piece was interesting in that it refused to condemn Fred Nile and others who use this issue as a divisive ethno-religious wedge.
Further, the ACL refer to me as "Islamic Spokesman". Do ACL think I would be stupid enough to claim such a position? In what sense am I an Islamic spokesman? Have I ever claimed this title? Do I represent any Muslim religious organisation?
ACL may have sufficient hubris to claim to represent all Christians. Jim Wallace may travel through the corridors of power agitating against Australia's Western secular democracy and promoting his fringe approach to social and moral issues, all the while claiming he represents all Christians.
I have never made any such representative claims, nor do I intend to. My opinion in the ABC Unleashed piece cited by ACL was my own personal view.
I would request that ACL correct their inaccurate post. ACL should understand that I don't wish to follow their example by claiming a leadership mantle that is not properly mine.
Words © 2008 Irfan Yusuf
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1 comment:
Not sure I understand your rationale here.
If one was not endeavouring to provide a voice for a silent demographic, then one's "opinions" would be more likely to be dismissed as the ramblings of a "fringe approach" themself.
Looks to me like the ACL were probably giving you the benefit of the doubt and more credance than what you have apparently claimed sinced.
I think you should be flattered.
Ziad
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