Last week Stephen Crittenden (ABC's Religion report) interviewed Jim Wallace (Managing Director, Australian Christian Lobby), Christine Milne (Greens senator) and Rev. Fred Nile (Member of the NSW Legislative Council). Beyond the thinly disguised right wing rhetoric of family values from the Australian Christian Lobby it was interesting to note that the only one of the three interviewees quoted the Bible (and more than once). That was Greens senator Christine Milne. The other two interviewees seemed happy enough to say that Xy is about "family values" and then talk about those values. "Family values" has always struck me as strange term since everybody is part of a family. When I used to listen to Parliament (before the days of podcasting) I was always impressed with the way the Greens conducted themselves and their commitment to social justice as well as the environment.
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You'll be wanting to give this week's Religion Report a listen, also. Stephen Crittenden talks to the Centre for an Ethical Society, which rated the Lib/Nats poorly and the Greens and Dems favourably on its Social Justice Survey Analysis.
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