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15 Aug 11:20am

Filed under: Australian Christian Lobby, Christianity, Gay Marriage, Julia Gillard, Religion, Right Wing

Did anyone seriously predict that Australia’s first female, unmarried, atheist, living-in-sin prime minister would end up being the religious right’s best friend?

The PM's predecessor did the same thing too! Picture: Kym Smith

Yesterday, the Australian Christian Lobby announced that the keynote speaker at its national conference in October would be our very own Julia Gillard. The announcement came on the same day that anti-gay activists converged on the lawns of Parliament House for their annual National Marriage Day, which saw politicians from both major parties sharing a stage with some of the most notorious anti-gay fringe dwellers going around.

This raises a few questions. What responsibility should politicians assume when they choose to associate themselves with quite extreme religious groups? Where do they draw the line?

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Nullagravida says:

07:59pm | 07/09/12

“Where do they draw the line?” This week, after Wallace’s more-inane-than-usual claim that homosexuality is more dangerous than smoking, the PM has cancelled her speech. You can rest easy now. Read more »
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