Three ACL related blog posts in 2 weeks. I really need to stop reading articles that mention them because they are very bad for my health. I promise that I will stop mentioning them here after today.*

The Australian asked the ACL for a comment on Julia Gillard’s statements about her lack of religion or religious belief. The ACL obliged.

THE Australian Christian Lobby has warned that Julia Gillard might have alienated Christian voters by declaring she does not believe in God.

Julia is alienating Christian voters with such provocative statements like:

“I am, of course, a great respecter of religious beliefs, but they’re not my beliefs”

“For people of faith, I think the greatest compliment I could pay them is to respect their genuinely-held beliefs and not to engage in some pretence about mine.”

And what reasonably minded Christian wouldn’t be alienated by that kind of statement? Such thoughtfulness, tolerance and respect. It sickens me. How dare she respect their beliefs by not pretending to hold them for political gain.

And it’s not like the ACL would ever encourage politicians to alienate any group of people. Especially not gays, non-Christians, women, refugees and even some Christians. That’s just not their style.

My favourite part of the article was this quote from ACL spokesman Lyle Shelton:

“I think she’s being honest and true to herself. Obviously, that position will alienate some in the Christian community and some in the wider Australian community.”

Yes, as a member of the “wider Australian community” I am always aliened when people are “honest and true” to themselves.

Dicks.

*Unless they do something that really, really, really raises my blood pressure.

UPDATE: Lyle Shelton’s appearance this morning on Sunrise. Peddling the same disingenuous bull-shit that we have come to expect from the ACL.

Lyle, you just made the list.

Lyle Shelton