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Not knowing you I have to assume you would not be in the position you are in if you were not professional and good at what you do so I hope my comments, and those of other practicing Christians, will be taken into account. I believe your concerns about Christian lobby groups are unfounded. You need to ask why these lobby groups have begun to get involved. For years minority groups have had undue influence on government policy because their small size made it easy for them to provide a united front in presenting their views. Since the majority of Australians remained silent on these issues government were then unduly influenced by these minorities. Christians have simply had enough of watching their values for society being undermined and have said, “enough”. We are now ensuring our vote is counted. These lobby groups, however “fundamentalist” their views, are not taking matters into their own hands or advocating violence if their vote does not win. No-one is calling for homosexuals to be locked up and no-one is marching on abortion clinics or mosques carrying nooses. We are simply acknowledging that our beliefs are absolutely opposed to those of these minority groups and since the matter is so serious we want our vote counted and our voice heard on the matter. There seems to be a feeling that allowing the majority to have their way on ethical matters is somehow unfair to the minority but that is democracy. The majority must remain concerned for the minorities but are not expected to let them have their way to the detriment of all else. We risk political correctness taking us to the ridiculous extreme where minorities get their way whilst the majority is not heard. I think the real issue here is that Australians have become so complacent about the important things in life that they are shocked to realise there are still many of us amongst them who take our faith in Jesus Christ seriously. For some of us it is such a matter of importance that we can not, and should not be expected to, separate this from our political preferences and ideals. You wouldn’t dare expect this of a Muslim so why expect it of us? We should not forget that this lucky country was founded on Christian principles. I believe that is why it has been the lucky country. The further we move from those principles the more we risk becoming just another of the world’s troubled countries. This is not a matter that should be taken lightly. I do not intend to and nor do others now flocking to join Christian interest and lobby groups. Freedom of religion should mean freedom of religion for all, not just freedom for minority groups. 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