Posted by sigismund on April 26, 2021, at 22:24:46
In reply to Re: rickets..., posted by sigismund on April 26, 2021, at 19:09:41
These are our values. From the comments below FDOTM.
They're not even trying to make an economic argument anymore it's all about the moral argument.
Fundamentally we have people in government who believe (as in religious belief) that poverty is a moral failing. Those people who are members of Hillsong, including Scott Morrison and Stuart Robert, believe in the prosperity theology.
They believe that personal wealth is the end result of Godliness.
If one works hard and leads a God-fearing moral life, then prosperity will follow. The corollary of this is that wealthy people are the most saintly and less well-off people are being punished by God for their alleged indolence and immorality.
Therefore they believe that the less well-off are only that way because they are lazy and lead immoral lives, and should be punished.
This is who Australian voters have elected to run the country. If Australian voters, including and especially Christians or people of other faiths, are concerned about any religion that preaches such a theology, one that is so alien to the teachings of Jesus and other prophets, then they need to vote this government out.
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