Scott Morrison's maiden speech to Parliament declaring the importance of Christian faith
Channel: Dave Pellowe
Date: 13/12/2018

Nearly 10 years ago Scott Morrison, the future Prime Minister of Australia, gave his maiden speech to Parliament. What can we learn about him from that speech?

The most encouraging 4 minutes of this speech (unless you're an exclusive secularist, in which case, go live in China) are from 07:30.

He said, "My personal faith in Jesus Christ is not a political agenda. As Lincoln said, our task is not to claim whether God is on our side but to pray earnestly that we are on His. For me, faith is personal, but the implications are social—as personal and social responsibility are at the heart of the Christian message. In recent times it has become fashionable to negatively stereotype those who profess their Christian faith in public life as ‘extreme’ and to suggest that such faith has no place in the political debate of this country.

This presents a significant challenge for those of us, like my colleague, who seek to follow the example of William Wilberforce or Desmond Tutu, to name just two. These leaders stood for the immutable truths and principles of the Christian faith. They transformed their nations and, indeed, the world in the process. More importantly, by following the convictions of their faith, they established and reinforced the principles of our liberal democracy upon which our own nation is built.

Australia is not a secular country — it is a free country. This is a nation where you have the freedom to follow any belief system you choose. #Secularism is just one. It has no greater claim than any other on our society. As US Senator Joe Lieberman said, the Constitution guarantees #freedom of #religion, not from religion. I believe the same is true in this country.

So what values do I derive from my faith? My answer comes from Jeremiah, chapter 9:24. "I am the Lord who exercises loving-kindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things, declares the Lord."

From my faith I derive the values of loving-kindness, justice and righteousness, to act with compassion and kindness, acknowledging our common humanity and to consider the welfare of others; to fight for a fair go for everyone to fulfil their human potential and to remove whatever unjust obstacles stand in their way, including diminishing their personal responsibility for their own well-being; and to do what is right, to respect the rule of law, the sanctity of human #life and the moral integrity of #marriage and the family. We must recognise an unchanging and absolute standard of what is good and what is evil.

Desmond Tutu put it this way, "We expect Christians to be those who stand up for the #Truth, to stand up for #justice, to stand on the side of the poor and the hungry, the homeless and the naked, and when that happens, then #Christians will be trustworthy believable witnesses."

These are my principles. My vision for Australia is for a nation that is strong, prosperous and generous: strong in our values and our freedoms, strong in our family and community life, strong in our sense of nationhood and in the institutions that protect and preserve our democracy; prosperous in our enterprise and the careful stewardship of our opportunities, our natural environment and our resources; and, above all, generous in spirit, to share our good fortune with others, both at home and overseas, out of compassion and a desire for justice."

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