Comments on: Muslim Schooling on Gold Coast

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:11:01 +0000

I believe that australia is a place of freedom, it gives any race or believe to practise what they want as long as it does not harm anyone and as long as they respect the law of the land. We have a constitution that allows any religion to be heard and judged by the judge in a court of law. Unfortunately we have black sheep in every community who choose to take things out of context or follow a extreme leader. Just like pauline hanson. After all like the prophet
Mohammed(pbuh) said ‘ignorance and arogance is a curse’ and thats whats happening. After 4 years gold coast islamic school is growing and the teachers and the principle are non-muslim and teaching both the islamic and australian value. Alcohol consumption and brothel are growing and the younger generation are walking into it. We should work hard and stop alcohol and brothel from increasing. I am a proud aussie muslim and so are my kids. We follow our religion and respect the law of the land. I choose for my kids to go to islamic school where they learn both values. A non-muslim school would not cater for islamic education as a subject. They might have it as option in year 11 and 12, but by then it is too late. As long as any religious school implement the australian value, I dont have a problem with it. Gold coast community has no knowledge about islam, except for watching tv or the papers. Carrara is the ideal place for the school as it gives exposure. What dream centre or you think is irrelevant, total arrogance.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:26:46 +0000

I think until you have lived near a Muslim community it is difficult to comment on the concerns of the locals. All around the world there are major problems occuring that are a direct link to this religion. Once this school is built, the Gold Coast will be pressured to ‘conform’ to their beliefs, just as Bankstown in Sydney is experiencing (the Bass Hill and Bankstown shopping centres no longer show nativity scenes). Racism is always the card that is pulled when they experience any sort of push back.
This is a problem we do not want to bring to the Gold Coast.

By: Youth Dialogue Building Bridges in Carrara

Youth Dialogue Building Bridges in Carrara — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:19:20 +0000

[...] a follow up to an earlier post I wrote on local opposition to a Muslim school in Carrara, on the Gold Coast, here’s an opportunity for building inter-faith bridges. I’m working [...]

By: Gareth Williams

Gareth Williams — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:59:21 +0000

I find their objections interesting (though not surprising). They’re probably the same objections that were heard by community people when the church built its property. Yet I wonder if the church was worried about those factors then.
I would have thought it would be a wonderful opportunity for mission right on their doorstep.
Good luck on the dialogue.