FWIW Howard was voted out in the November elections last year....
I think it was more because he had been the Prime Minister for so long rather than that particualr statement.
I support the general nature of the statement although I think it could be perceived as possibly racist. I think in trying so hard not to offend all of the various interest groups, the minorities voices sometimes become louder than the majorities. Its like some local councils not putting up Christmas decorations because they dont want to offend other religous groups.
However the other religous groups are free to celebrate their own festivals (religous or not) eg Hindus with Divali or Chinese New Year etc with no fear of offending anyone else. I'm certainly not offended ( i'm not religous anyway) but I like the fact that they have the freedom to do so, and the fact that these things are embraced by much of the population.
Why then should the existing traditions of our country (religious or otherwise) have to change? If I wanted to go and live elsewhere in the world I would expect to have to accept and embrace that country's way of life....
My Humble opinion anyway. And +1 on the Supercars at Bathurst Noah930. A lot of Aussies consider motorsport a religion
Cheers, Cam