Sectarian tensions between catholic and protestant Christians were a big political and social issue in Australia right through into the 1960’s. The English spent literally hundreds of years battling through similar tensions before finally deciding the best way to go was to exclude religion from political decision-making, and adopting a more secular approach. It has been of great improvement to our political discourse that we have leaned to do the same since the 1970’s.

But now Christians are falling over themselves to adopt more religion in politics, even though this will increase tensions between them. Folau in his insta-post condemned catholics to hell (he includes catholics in ‘idolators’), yet catholic commentators raced to his defence because they are literally too stupid to understand Folau’s intentions. Of course these same catholic commentators pretend their own religion doesn’t condemn Folau to hell for not being baptised into the catholic faith, because they’re really stupid and hypocrites to boot.

The hard core Christians infiltrating the Liberal Party are simply embarrassing it. There will be ugly recriminations after the election.

Christians with no grasp of English or Australian history like Eric Abetz think secularism is a lefty, atheist agenda. Those of us who grasp history know that Michael Kirby is correct – our democracy (with its English historical roots) has evolved to be secular because nobody wins religious wars, especially voters.