Laborâs plan of attack? Pile on Zak as social media election advertising for both sides hits $200,000
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Political parties in Western Australia have splashed more than $200,000 on social media advertising in the three months leading into the election, with the underdog Liberals accounting for close to half the spend.
The Liberals say they want to have election advertisements with a positive spin, but Labor is taking no chances as it simultaneously runs a presidential-style campaign centred on Premier Mark McGowan whilst launching several negative attacks against Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup and his party.
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Martyn Iles is prepared to go to jail, along with (he claims) “half the Christians in Victoria”. The managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) says in a recent YouTube video he thinks it might happen soon:
The Gospel itself, parts of it; parts of the Bible itself, and pastoral ministry, and responsible parenting, and good medical care […] are set to become potentially jailable offences.
Iles ascribes this to a bill in Victoria that would ban “conversion practices” aimed at changing or suppressing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Having passed the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the bill is due to come before the Upper House this week. The ACL is campaigning hard, alongside other conservative Christians, to persuade the Liberals and crossbench to reject it.
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As churches prove fertile ground for conspiracy theories, some pastors are taking a stand
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Reverend Bill Crews has noticed greater interest in conspiracy theories among his church members this year.
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During the whirlwind of 2020, Sydney reverend and radio host Bill Crews has noticed a surge in an old foe within his flock conspiracy theories.
Christian groups have long been susceptible to conspiracy theories, he says, but the rise of the internet, and more recently COVID-19, has exacerbated the issue. Churches can become petri dishes of this stuff, particularly if you ve got really charismatic people who don t have any ethics, says Reverend Crews.