Around a month ago, on a Friday afternoon, a group of local church representatives met with the Federal Member for the electorate of Perth, Stephen Smith. Stephen is a member of the Australian Labor Party and Shadow Minister for Education and Training. (Click the photo for a better look.) I’ve had the pleasure of meeting [...]
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If you can't say something nice …
It takes a special kind of person to be a politician. What thoughts flooded your mind as you read that sentence? What do you really think of politicians? We’ve learnt to be pretty cynical when it comes to our elected representatives. “They’re just out for themselves.” “They’re all corrupt.” “They’re out of touch with the [...]
The Ethical Responsibilities of a Christian Politician
James at Knowtown pointed me in the direction of this speech by Australia’s Federal Minister for Health and Ageing and the Leader of the House of Representatives, Tony Abbott. While I can’t stand the plethora of blogs filled with political comments, I found the speech very interesting. In it, Abbott talks about the ethical responsibilities [...]
