Australian army can't vilify Islam but Christianity gets vilified when army marched in Gay Mardi Gras
An Australian Army Bushmaster PMV in Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Major Bernie Gaynor jnr has served three tours of duty in Iraq but he is going to be thrown out of the army this week, or next, or very soon. And he is not going quietly. Last week, I attended a conference in Melbourne called the Symposium on Islam and Liberty in Australia , organised by the Q Society, and Gaynor was one of the speakers. I also interviewed him at length about why a patriotic, articulate Australian intelligence officer, now serving in the Army Reserve , has become an unbearable presence for the Chief of Army , among others. In his blog, Gaynor describes himself as ''a conservative Catholic who writes what normal men dare not speak out loud''. I put it to him that his commentary online and on Twitter had evolved into a provocation to the army. ''Absolutely,'' he replied. Everyone listening to his speech in Melbourne quickly understood why, and I quote: '&