Given PMâs inaction, devil must be in the details
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I canât imagine many Australians are comfortable with the Prime Minister laying hands on them in evacuation centres, nor seeing their social media lives as controlled by the âevil oneâ (âPMâs beliefs rise like an eagle before Christian leadersâ, April 27). Perhaps worse is his attack on âidentity politicsâ, pure dogwhistling to his fellow evangelical Christians who also believe and teach that peopleâs worth is only found in Christ and true community only found in the church. I spent most of my adult life in these churches, and I know that Christians are encouraged to go into politics to explicitly influence and direct social policy. I am deeply disturbed that Scott Morrison truly believes he is on a mission from God.
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The bishops’ intervention marks one of the first times this year that there has been any high-profile lobbying against the Level 5 Covid restrictions, which have been in place since Christmas.
After the horrors of January when Ireland’s daily new case rate per million was the highest in the world and when hospital admissions pushed the system towards breaking point there has been a reluctance from business and hospitality groups to question the lockdown publicly.
Things have changed. Our 14-day case rate per hundred thousand (164.4) is lower than that of France (444.2) and Italy (433.0), albeit higher than Germany’s (137.4). There were 366 patients with Covid in hospital here on Thursday morning, down from a peak of 2,020 on January 18. Questions are beginning to be asked about why Ireland’s restrictions are not being eased. That pressure is intensifying now that frontline healthcare workers as well as residents and staff of nursing homes have been vaccinated.
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