Yearly Archives: 2012

‘Australian Christians’ party campaigns against ‘Islamic people pushing their religion, their halal food, their culture, their sharia law’

Posted on by Bob Pitt

Australian ChristiansChurch leaders have intervened to try to stop a new political party calling itself Australian Christians.

The party has already registered nationally and in two states and it is running a candidate in this week’s Victorian by-election for the seat of Melbourne.

The national director of Australian Christians, Ray Moran, says the party stands up for Christian values and hopes to put in a strong showing at the next federal election.

But the Victorian Council of Churches says it is astounded that the party has been allowed to register a name which implies that it represents an entire faith.

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EDL won’t be returning to Bristol – organiser blames Saturday’s poor turnout on ‘death threats’

Posted on by Bob Pitt

Leaders of the English Defence League have said they will not be making a return visit to Bristol.

Mickey Bayliss, South West organiser for the EDL, said the league was happy with Saturday’s demonstration, but was not planning a return visit to the city in the near future.

Mr Bayliss, 48, said he was disappointed with the numbers which turned out for the demonstration, saying more supporters were expected.

He claimed that members from the Bristol group, along with other supporters across the country, had received death threats ahead of the demonstration taking place which he believes limited the number of people at the rally.

Mr Bayliss said: “The main point is we came to Bristol and people have heard us and we have put our point across. We felt the day went well but we will not be coming back to Bristol in the near future.”

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