No wonder the pub's got no beer

Australia sure has changed:

A MAN who was whipped 40 times in a home invasion said his Muslim attackers were punishing him for drinking alcohol, prohibited under Sharia law.

The man, 31, was lashed with an electrical cable by four heavily bearded men who broke into his bedroom in outer western Sydney about 1am on Sunday.

Three of them, in their late teens or early 20s, held him on his bed while a fourth, aged 40-50, lashed him with a cable about 40 times over 30 minutes.

The victim, a recent Islamic convert known only as Christian, told Auburn police he recognised the Wahabi Muslims from his local mosque.

"Christian"?

The attack lasted about 30 minutes and left the man covered in welts, the Seven Network reported today…

The victim has moved out of his home but hopes what happens to him will not distort people's view of his adopted religion, the network said.

Define "distort".