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WorkChoices: talk about separation of church and state! : Comments
By Rod Benson, published 28/10/2005Rod Benson argues the churches have raised concerns about justice for vulnerable people under the new IR reforms.
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I am sure they are genuinely worried about family life, but they are silent on issues which are having an impact on families.
Where are is the condemnation of the divorce rate which is ripping apart many families. Surely this as worthy of criticism as workchoices.
Where is the criticism of the current Child Support system which encourages women (mostly) to deny access and men (mostly) to stiff on payments to their kids.
Ditto drugs, pokies or welfare dependence which actually impact families, not speculation about how industrial relations changes might impact on perhaps some of the vulnerable people.
Maybe these leaders have to speak out in public about IR because they can't attract the numbers to church to tell people directly.
The same can be said for the unions.
I suspect that is what the Hillsong guy was alluding to, he can speak to his burgeoning flock, while others need the media to get across the message they wish they could deliver from the pulpit to a wide audience.
t.u.s.