ABC article alleges caucus concern over Fatima Payma being "guided by god". Smells of a character assassination to me. (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 4 months ago by naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

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This is fucked reporting right? The quote they use as evidence is her saying something is "in God's hands". Elsewhere articles are run using quotes of her praying to god.

This is like, extremely normal lexicon for even casually religious people right? I'm an atheist with a pretty negative view of religion and to me this looks like pearl clutching.

Lots of extremely normal people say "I am praying for guidance" when they're reflecting on something. That in isolation doesn't mean they expect a hedge to catch fire and tell them what to do...

If our standard is pollies never mention religion then we might want to do some stuff about the Lord's prayer, the oaths, and the magical mace of the Royal cult.

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[-] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 points 4 months ago

Alright, gonna take some heat for this but I want to say it: I don't want anyone at any level of government making decisions based around god. Dont care what god, dont care what decision. And yes, I ABSOLUTELY have this criticism of scomo!

I think she was morally right, I support her. But if she did it cause its what her god wants her to do I'd argue that's doing it for the wrong reasons.

Your morals and ethics can be inspired by your faith, but faith should not be the backbone of your morals and ethics.