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May 18, 2011

The Australian: Goodbye to rights under sharia

by Chris Merritt
The Australian

Civil libertarian Spencer Zifcak and constitutional monarchist David Flint are from opposing sides of the political spectrum. But they are united by a deceptively reasonable push for a form of sharia law in Australia.

These academics recognise what is at stake. If this push succeeds, it could undermine the centuries-old legal settlement that led to the Enlightenment and the rise of Western secular society.

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