He told the audience "The predominant religious culture in our society is Christianity" and that the parable of the talents is all about capitalism.
A friend sent me a passage from the Old Testament.
It is from the book of Job 8:4-7 It reads:
Listen to me, you who trample on the needy
and try to suppress the poor people of the country,
...
Then by lowering the bushel, raising the shekel,
by swindling and tampering with the scales,
we can buy up the poor for money,
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
...
The Lord swears ..
'Never will I forget a single thing you have done!'
It reminded me of the effects of WorkChoices legislation. I wonder what lesson John Howard and Kevin Rudd would draw from that passage.
Today's news also had stories about WorkChoices ads that have been withdrawn. The embrassing withdrawals of both ads reflect the need to for both the government and business consortiums ( the ad was from a groups of 19 employer organisations and pretended to show union bosses closing a dressmaking shop) to portray accurately what happens: neither ad does that. As with all ads from governments and big business "Caveat emptor" - let the buyer beware. The ads and the scare tactics are untrustworthy.
John Howard professes Christianity - but does his legislation practice it?
John
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