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Australia: John Howard hasn't announced the election yet and already it looks like the bampots from the Exclusive Brethren are running their smear campaigns
A leaflet had been distributed in parts of Wentworth that warned against voting Labor or Green under the banner Keep Australia Christian.
The two parties were accused of the destruction of families through supporting gay marriage and same-sex adoption, and turning a blind eye to drugs, prostitution, pornography and immigration from non-Christian countries.
Although the leaflet contains no authorisation required for political advertising, Newhouse believed theextremist materialcould be the work of the Exclusive Brethren.
As is typical for the Brethren, the leaflet isn't signed, but it may as well be from the closing lines:
This has been supported by a group of concerned Australian Christians, we are not a political party, we don't even vote, but we feel it is important that you know ALL the facts about the upcoming election!
That we don't even vote
screams Brethren. I can only assume what they mean by facts
is those they make up or distort to suit their own political agenda.
It's going to be a nasty election.
Leaflet 'Dirty Work' - Sydney Star Observer, 11th October 2007 (via redwolf.newsvine.com).
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1: Posted by: Feòrag | October 11, 2007 10:50 AM
I must be slow or something, but I only just realised. If the Brethren don't vote, how come they don't get into trouble? I thought it was compulsory in Australia.
2: Posted by: Red Wolf | October 11, 2007 11:22 AM
I've wondered about the voting thing myself. I probably should look it up, but I expect there's a religious conviction exception. Or, maybe they just pay the fines each time.
3: Posted by: aeduna | October 12, 2007 1:02 AM
Yah, I think they basically suck on the fine.
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