ACT Labor wins the election, securing a quarter-century of supremacy in the capital. Christians know this is a bad outcome for Canberra!
A result like last Saturday’s (19th October 2024) has many of us reaching for the book of Lamentations.
Here’s one that might strike a chord:
“Why do you always forget us [God]? Why do you forsake us so long?” (Lamentations 5:20)
Indeed, why does the NT get a whitewashed ALP? Perhaps the Canberra bubble really is unpoppable.
Most politically conscious Territorians are now all too aware of the Labor-Greens’ unmatched ability to poorly administer government. You don’t need to be Antony Green to see how complacency leads to empty promises, inept planning, frivolous spending, and—worst of all—one particularly unholy alliance with the Greens.
God save us all, but especially Jewish students at ANU. The Greens seem to breathe out antisemitism and anti-faith rhetoric more often than they choof on a pipe.
For Christians, the re-election of this coalition hits harder. It signals not just enduring poor governance, but wholesale rejection of God—and with Him, any sensible moral framework.
So, here’s to another four years of radically progressive—cough, I mean regressive—policy. In many ways, we shouldn’t be surprised. The role of government, especially in this territory, has never been to provide moral leadership. Though, we must admit, they’re giving it a good go.
Not that my opinion matters much. I fit snugly into what they call the ‘blasphemy class’—white, straight, Christian folk who have the audacity not to self-censor our so-called ‘hate.’
We occasionally slip through the cracks and dare to teach that biological sex is binary. But I suspect this term, Barr’s got the Human Rights Commission on standby to come educate us on the dangers of conversion.
It is, after all, dangerous to suggest that a little girl should remain a little girl, right? Give me a break!
Only opinions as nonsensical as that could explain why this administration proudly promotes abortion up to the minute of birth. In fact, they were so pleased with their abortion access laws that they made it a key campaign point—pride being one of their favourite vices, naturally.
Their campaign planning sessions must be as quick as their consultation periods on religious freedom. Blink and you’ll miss it!
After a two-minute spitball, some quick smart concluded: “Let’s compare our abortion laws with the competition—after all, we’re the best at this gig!”
Did someone forget to tell that guy he lives in Canberra? I certainly laughed when Labor started calling Leanne Castley “So far-right.” What does that make me? Best we don’t go there.
And don’t even get me started on their blunder with the Independents for Canberra. The devils in the details, they say. Which is code for what Tom said on LinkedIn: “Go read the policy on the website, mate—can’t find any pro-life views there!”
But the real disappointment? The Libs under Lee. Their commitment to becoming ‘Labor Lite,’ chasing after the myth of progress toward some utopian social future, doesn’t suit them at all. What happened to being the party of common sense and values? The party that promotes freedom, responsibility, and moral citizenship?
I guess Lee gave that the ‘bird’ long before the poor Canberra journo!
What they need is to reclaim the truth that Christian values undergird our beloved Western democracy—and defend those values with a bit more fire in the belly. How about using legislation to end the absurdities of aborting full-term babies and allowing kids to undergo irreversible surgeries?
You might find that if you speak the truth on these issues, the common-sense Canberran will come back onside.
In the end, what we need is what we’ve always needed: a revival of moral clarity, an uncompromising stand for truth. And while we might find ourselves flipping through Lamentations today, we can hold fast to the promise of restoration.
Because in the end, that promise trumps politics
