Jews, and Catholics, have in the past seen themselves locked out of politics Christianity or Protestantism was then simply accepted by those that governed us. Religion and Politics were regarded as impolite and ill-mannered if spoken about in public. Gough and “It’s Time changed that and we all wore our politics on our sleeves.

It became strikingly obvious with the coming of Bob Santa Maria’s DLP in the 50s and with Scott Morrison when and how he won preselection for the seat of Cook that Religion and Politics weren’t as separate as advocated. Howard reintroduced monied religious cults into politics.

It has been traditional for journalists and public figures to respect the individual political candidate’s religion as private. America shows us the danger of creeping Christian Nationalism erupting into prominence, and we can’t wave that away as a distant threat. Voters need to know what our candidates’ Christianity means for our future.

Source: We can’t ignore politicians’ Christianity any longer – » The Australian Independent Media Network