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Australia: Politics and religion do not mix much Down Under, and candidates for election are not noted for their appeals to imaginary friends, or equally imaginary enemies. With one exception, of course:
The Rev Fred Niles Christian Democratic Party has a different view.
In this federal election it is absolutely vital for Christians to vote for Christian candidates and for the Christian party,it says.
Mr Niles group argues that while the Liberal and Labor parties were founded by people with Christian values, the religious influence has waned.
Family First Party is supported by the Assemblies of God but claims it isnt a Christian party, which is why Mr Nile reckons it doesnt deserve a Christians vote.
The biggest enemy, according to Mr Niles group, are the Greens, which Mr Nile describes asthe most pagan party ever to be formed in Australia.
The Greens, by the way, have religious freedom as one of their policies. [lack of apostrophes all sic.]
In God we do not put our votes - Wodonga Border Mail, 30th September 2004.
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1: Posted by: Red Wolf | October 1, 2004 12:34 AM
Oddly enough, the nutty Fred is right on one thing, Family First are a bunch of loons. But it looks more like they are stooges who are trying to garner preference votes to keep little Johnny Coward in power.
Like all good religious cults, Family First are family friendly only if you meet their narrow definition of family: follow their sect, blindling obey their leaders, find it impossible to think outside the box and are white, middle class and straight.
Family First are running dodgy ALP-friendly ad campaigns to scare the lunatic religious voter into believing that the Greens are nuttier than they are. The Greens are trying to refute this, but they're probably talking to closed minds.
For people who claim to be so interested in preserving family, these arseholes happily parrot the PM's party line in regard to illegally jailing asylum seekers and keeping troops in Iraq. Which pretty much marks them as extreme right loons.
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