is Labour party anti Christian?

No they are not. However many like to say that because conservative parties tend to support a couple of policies that most christians tend to agree with. Usually related to same sex marriage & abortion. However I believe people ignore their policies that look after wealthy people but take from poor plus all the other anti-biblical policies they have. Also many people in conservative parties claim to be christian and people think wow a christian so I will vote for them. However they do not look at the fruits to see if the person is most likely a christian or not. All too often their fruits would suggest they are not.

 

The ALP? Or s there some party by the same name in your "country"?

 

ALP stands for Australian Labor Party.

It's Australia's oldest political party. Bear in mind we've only been a constituted nation since 1901. Prior to that each state was a separate colony in the British Empire.

From Wikipedia.

In the beginning, it was a worker's party, when Australia was still pretty much an agrarian society, and the land owners had most of the money and power.

One thing you might find interesting is the American spelling of the word "Labor" in the Australian Labor Party. Even though Queensland, the state where the party began, was very much a British colony at the time of its origin way back in the 1890's, the party was heavily influenced by the United States labor movement. There was also a shadowy figure, an American by the name of King O'Malley, who was successful in having the name changed to "Labor" to reflect the American spelling.

http://english.stackexchange.com/qu...-the-australian-labor-party-spelt-without-a-u

I tend to vote ALP myself, but I do have concerns about some of its policies. At the time of its origins, the leaders were workers, and a lot of them were probably Irish Catholics at that. But these days they're usually well educated, have university degrees, and probably have left wing tendencies. I don't have a problem with that per se, but I do have a problem with the sense that abortion should be a right (ie. the right to murder an unborn child, no questions asked), and some other issues eg. gay marriage.

I suppose this is par for the course - I was talking to a priest who's main course of study as part of his seminary training was "ethics" - they all specialise in something. The last I heard he was the president or chair or whatever of the Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics. He may not be there now, as this was a few years ago, but he did hold the role for a while.

http://www.mercyhealth.com.au/au/ccche/Pages/Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics.aspx

He stated that he usually found that conservatives (aka well-off capitalists), were strong on sexual ethics, but not very good when it came to the economics of social justice. On the other hand, the left wingers (aka socialist) were strong on economic ethics, but pretty poor when it came to sexual ethics. And I think that's a fair reflection of politics all around. In the USA for example, the Republicans are gung-ho when it comes to opposing abortion and gay marriage, but when it comes to a better deal for the poor?? Ditto Tories in England?? Labour Party in England?? (With the British spelling you might notice).

And the Democrats?? Kill every last unborn child if one of their political heroes gets their way, but do what they can for the poor?? They'll try, even though they're wealthy themselves, and some might say, very dishonestly.

So there's a lot of hypocrisy on both sides.

The ALP is not intrinsically anti-Christian, and I know a couple of local state parliamentary figures and one former Federal member who would claim to be Christian (Catholic), and mean what they say. But there is a strong humanist influence at work also, and if they're not careful, I think God will judge them for it. And the easiest way for Him to damage or destroy them would be to turn their factions against each other.

I remember talking to an ALP stalwart who once said to me "The ALP factions hate each other more than they do the opposition."

 

Thank you for that and that is the best response to this topic I have seen. Yet as Christians we have urged to pray for the political leaders even the ones we do not like.

 

So because someone doesn't do the right thing then you conclude it is automatically not true? Thats some very poor logic there.

 

well justify why you bought up Franklin Graham in response to the post you quoted then. There is absolutely no justification for you to have done that. Your post essentially is presenting one small piece of information.

 

What has Frankin Graham or Obama got to do with the Australian election? American politics and its religious culture has always been different from Australia. If you wish to debate Frankin Graham or Obama then go to an American political room and discuss that, unless they are comming out here in order to influence the next federal election.

The reason why I stated we are to pray for the political leaders is due to it states in the Bible and and example is: 1 Timothy 2:1-2
1 Timothy 2:1–2,
First of all, then, I urge that supplication, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions.

 

The ALP or coalition represents voters in electorates that are generally secular and would have pubs and clubs outnumber churches in any suburb. The Political parties stances are an opinion poll away from whats popular sentiment at the time. Their loyalties are embedded in that and what corporation is bribing them at the time. It might tolerate Christianity as a minority group or appear to be christian if it suits them before an election to get votes but pro Christianity no!

 

Even the Liberal party can have anti christian agenda to it especially in regards to the treatment of asylum seekers. Unfortanately Labor has embraced the Liberal asylum seeking policies.

 

Although what we need to remember is that when they had a different policy they got hammered by voters. So sad fact is it is what the majority wants and we need to accept that and then engage in respectful discussion to change peoples views.

 

I would certainly vote for Labor if they don't endorse marriage equality and to abolish the safe school program which is far from safe. Even so I voted for a non mainstream party as there are even policies with Liberals I am opposed to and will likely to continue to do so in future elections.

 

The Irish Catholics famously walked out/were kicked out of the ALP in 1955, in protest against its pro-Communist policies, forming the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) under the influence of the inimitable B. A. Santamaria.

Several unions disaffiliated from the ALP during that split, notably the "Shoppies," who eventually re-affiliated under Hawke.

 

The ALP is not intrinsically anti-Christian?
They might not be intrinsically anti-Christian, but practically they are -- they legalised divorce, they support homosexuality, gay marriage and abortion.

 

The Labor/Greens Ongoing War on Christianity

With the crucial Victorian state election just hours away, the two major hard-left political parties in Australia have told us yet again how much they hate Christianity and how much they want to see it silenced altogether. While Victorian Labor and the Greens will be unleashing yet more damage and devastation if re-elected, the federal parties also continue their war on Christianity.



The Labor/Greens Ongoing War on Christianity - CultureWatch

 

Mistake

 

When ever I vote, I vote by the moral stand that a party is taking first an foremost. As things like economics will not vary much between parties.

Personally I class the Labor Party as moving towards anti-christian policies, such as a strong push to support homosexuality in society, and this election an increase in abortion. As such it will be lower down my list when I vote. I will be putting the Coalition before Labor, purely on a moral stand point.

I have voted Labor in the past due to stronger overseas giving, but this year I am very angry with them, and will certainly not be voting for them this election.