Too many Christians in politics, time to start rounding them up
August 10, 2007 · By Aaron Unruh
THERE are too many Christians in parliament and they don’t reflect the make-up of modern Australia, Democrats leader Lyn Allison said today.
And what outburst of theocratic advocacy provoked this call to weed Christians out of public life?:
In his speech Mr Howard said while God was neither Liberal nor Labor, there were a large number of Coalition members who were active in Christian churches.
“But there are people of good faith in all political parties and I don’t come to speak of the Liberal Party in any way to propound a superiority or a claim on the Christian religion by my party,” he said.
Let the round-up begin. It sounds like Ms. Allison could be one of our regular commenters here at ThePolitic:
What I disagree with, is any politician allowing his/her religious views to determine his/her political decisions.
Ever heard the term ‘white apologist’?
It would apply here..mostly defined by the liberal lefts loathing of their own christian , western, white background.
They would cut their kins throat if it helped ease this disgust they feel for their own kind..and they would sell the west out in a heartbeat..
There was no round-up implied by Ms. Allison in the article. Where and how did you get that little gem, Aaron?
In any representative democracy, you need to make sure that your representatives are, well, representative of the population. Otherwise the whole thing doesn’t work. If you have a concentration of conservative Christians in Parliament, in a much higher proportion than the general population, your system isn’t representative. The opinions expressed by those meant to represent the population will instead increasingly reflect the opinions of the represented group.
This is a constant problem in virtually every Western democracy - not enough women, blacks, Hindi, etc. etc. to represent the actual population. It is one that must be actively managed - not through a ’round-up’ and barring of Christians from Parliament, as you so aptly suggested, Aaron, but rather through a concerted effort to encourage those groups missing to simply run for office. Changes to our existing ‘first-past-the-post’ system could also address this problem.
If you really think we would like religious people barred from office - get a grip. We’re not really out to get you.
And just to quell any rumours that may be circulating as a result of Aaron’s link…I am not an Australian Parliamentarian. ;)
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