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\n2:28\u00a0 \u00a0Scott Morrison invites media into Pentecostal church amid election campaign \u2018truce\u2019
\nThat could backfire.
\nFrom James Boyce in The Monthly.
\nPentecostalism is, in fact, the perfect faith for a conviction politician without convictions.
\nThe emphasis on personal experience over dogma makes the difference difficult to document. The religion\u2019s starting point is not the written-down teachings of Jesus, the moral code set out in the Bible, or the instructions of the institutional Church … The essence of our prime minister\u2019s religion is not a set of beliefs at all but a unique perspective on the Christian experience in which God is so intimately present to the saved and sanctified that he can be felt, talked to and heard at any time … Pentecostalism is obsessed with the Devil to an extent that is heretical to mainstream Christianity. \u201cSatan\u201d is not an abstract idea but a highly personal fallen angel who, through his ability to manipulate and direct nonbelievers, largely runs the \u201cworld\u201d. To be baptised in the Spirit is to be personally conscripted into the struggle, intimately experienced in daily life, between the forces of good and ever-present evil … most Pentecostals are certain that the end times are upon us …
\nIf for no other reason than this dangerous delusion (that if he wins it will be because God delivered it) Australians deserve to know more about what the leader of our country believes. Pentecostalism might not be a cult, but in terms of what ordinary people have been told about its true teachings, it may as well be. Those charged with scrutinising our politicians should put aside the national discomfort about discussing religion, and do what they would if a political leader subscribed to any other little-known ideology. Morrison must be made to tell us more about the faith that has shaped his life.
\n12:09 Notre Dame
\nAustralia will donate?
\n15:48 John August and the Pirate Party
\nJohn August tells us why we should vote Pirate Party.
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\nAnti-abortion activists fail in legal challenge to scrap buffer zones
\nThe implied freedom of political communication is an implication from the democratic structure of the Constitution, that Parliaments (both Commonwealth and State) should not unduly restrict free speech on political issues.\u00a0The High Court has thrown out a last-ditch legal challenge against laws that ban protesters from harassing patients and staff outside abortion clinics.
\nIn a unanimous decision, the court rejected challenges by anti-abortion activists Kathleen Clubb and John Graham Preston against laws introduced in Victoria and Tasmania.
\nThe Australian Christian Lobby\u2019s managing director, Martyn Iles, said the decision meant an act of communication was met with an \u201cextreme penalty\u201d.
\n\u201cThis sets a very low bar when it comes to limiting the freedom to communicate on political matters,\u201d he said.
\nMr Iles described Ms Clubb\u2019s activism as \u201cheroic and commendable\u201d.
\nNew safe zones floated to protect terminally ill patients from anti-euthanasia protesters
\nTerminally ill patients could be protected by new safe access zones at hospitals to prevent harassment from activists protesting against voluntary euthanasia...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/085762e2-797c-4ef4-9b10-434ecde61c07/logo2018v2.jpg"}