The public expects to choose its leaders with full knowledge of the opinions held on economic, social and environmental matters. A fully informed electorate is the essential engine of democracy.

In light of this, the Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc has sent a Social Issues Survey to federal political aspirants regarding modern community concerns. It is the unwritten task of investigative journalism to seek, question and report the attitudes of contenders, on not only monetary and ecological policy, but any hidden personal beliefs. This is especially the case if those values influence politicians to vote against the public interest.

The AFA Social Issues Survey is unique in that it supplies the media a framework on which to build a helpful profile of those seeking to exercise power on behalf of all Australians.

David Nicholls, president of the Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc stated; “Western democratic systems are beset with people using dogma instead of rational and reasoned evaluation as a guide in making law. This is leading civilisation back into a Dark Age mentality. Those recognising the threat are duty-bound to react according to their capacity.

When oppression grows, brought about by inaction, it will be a heavy burden to bear.”

http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/survey.htm

Contact:
David Nicholls
Phone: (08) 8835 2269

Head Office:
Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc
Private Mail Bag 6
MAITLAND SA 5573

Website: www.atheistfoundation.org.au
E-Mail: info@atheistfoundation.org.au

So you'll lobby against pollies who have faith?.

Isn't only having pollies who have no faith just as "bad" as having pollies who only have faith?. Obviously it is, so why do you need to know what they believe in on a less than public level?.

You're trying to convince me of something that's completely contradictory to what you're insinuating we need, aren't ya?.

the pollies will not be greatly troubled by your organization, david.

i urge you to find out what a 'right' is before going any farther.

you might profit from reviewing that children's story about putting a bell on the cat, also.

it wouldn't hurt to find out what 'democracy' is, either. you might decide asking questions of pollies is of trivial importance, since you can not tell if they are lieing, or punish them if they are eventually found out.

Hear, Hear, Demos... I fully agree. Politicians follow their own (usually - their party's agenda)... All you usually get is - spin. Have you noticed in recent TV interviews - they avoid answering direct questions, and simply spout off the party's election hype, consistently attacking their opposition. What they really think?
Perhaps only their wives know ... and they're not about to say.

StG,

I think you have missed the point. The AFA expects politicians to make decisions based on the evidence before them and not on predetermined answers.

DEMOS

Good luck in your voting without knowing what the opinions of your politician are.

Foxy,

You may be satisfied with the dishonestly of political-speak, the AFA is not.

David

David,

Of course I'm not satisfied with the dishonesty of 'politicalspeak.'
But do you really believe that you'll get an honest reply from politicians to any social survey?

Or for that matter that they will even bother to fill it out themselves. Have you ever written to any politician? Who replies? Not the man himself - but some admin. officer on their behalf - again, towing the party line.

Surveys - are about as useful as polls ... but I guess if they make your organisation feel like its achieving something useful - go for it.