HBC:Decides - Resources
by | Posted on August 12th in Events, Pastors thoughts, Resources, Sermon Series
On Sunday, we’ll be having a panel discussion to help us all think Christianly (is that a word?) about our political system and voting.
Here are some sites that we hope are helpful as you prayerfully go to the voting booth. We’re not suggesting that everything below is trustworthy or even correct. But they might help you think through some issues:
- Electorate details from the Australian Electoral Commission - maps, polling places, candidates …
- Senate Group Voting Tickets for NSW
- If you vote ‘above the line’ in the Senate, this document will show you how the party you vote for will distribute preferences on your behalf.
- AEC’s guide to How your votes are counted
- All the gory details of how the preferential voting system works and the intricate details of how Senate votes are counted.
- ABC’s election analyst Antony Green’s guide to the Federal election
- Lots of background information for each electorate, including a bit more info on the candidates
- Australian Christian Lobby: “Know what the parties think before you vote” paper
http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/wp-content/uploads/AVBrochureDownloadable.pdf - John Dickson (Australian Christian author) article in the SMH
http://tinyurl.com/JohnDickson-ChristianVote - “Australian Christian Values” produced a political views checklist
http://www.christianvalues.org.au/check_list.html - Tim Keller sermon on Politics and arguments
http://sermons2.redeemer.com/sites/sermons2.redeemer.com/files/sermons/RPC-Arguing_about_Politics.mp3 - Medicine with Morality - a group that helpfully raises ethical issues about medical policies
http://www.medicinewithmorality.org.au/