Parliamentary prayer group
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The Parliamentary Prayer Group is a gathering of Christian politicians in the Australian parliament, who hold prayer sessions on Monday nights in Parliament House, Canberra.
Members who have attended include:
- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd[1]
- Bronwyn Bishop[1]
- Bob Katter[1]
- Bob Baldwin[2]
- Sussan Ley[2]
The Parliamentary Prayer Group is mainly attended by socially conservative Members of Parliament.[1] Kevin Rudd is considered the mainstay of the group,[3] and is the only member of the Labor Party to regularly attend. Rudd has formed a good relationship with conservative independent Bob Katter as a result of their mutual attendance at the group.[2]
"They're not confessional, as such," according to Bruce Baird, "but they are quite personal encounters that go to the implication of what it means to be a Christian with a heavy public burden. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "A contest of ideas, not ideology", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-11-26. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ a b c "Katter prepares to throw his support behind Kev", The Australian, 2007-11-22. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ Abbott attacks Rudd on religion in politics. The Age (2007-01-27). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ "More than just a light on the hill", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-12-22. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
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