By world standards Australia is a rich country. The vast majority of it's citizens have a roof over their heads, access to electricity and a reliable water supply. There are charities that serve to make sure that those who can not provide food for themselves have access to regular meals.
Australia is no longer a solely Christian country. We are home now to a great many religions and yet Christmas is something that is celebrated here universally. Christmas day is a public holiday that all share - and the custom of gift giving is creeping into the lives of other faiths.
Unfortunately there is a small minority in most religions that seek to dominate - and aspire to force their particular religion on others. No religion seems to be free of this curse and over the centuries huge numbers of people have been put to slaughter in the holy name of religious ascendancy.
The guy who gets the blame - is God ! All sorts of excesses and every imaginable abomination is excused as " carrying out God's will ! "
We could be confused as to just which " God " these people are talking about because all the religions seem to have a certain amount of common ground - when all the dogma is excised and we get down to basics.
Unfortunately it seems to be a human trait that the two things that can never be discussed and agreed upon are - religion and politics !
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