This weeks Anglican Media column, entitled An Open Letter to Nathan Rees has been picked up as an item of interest by the Sydney Morning Herald. Which is funny, since they rejected it in the first place!
In part, the piece was a response to the way I had heard even Christians scoffing about Nathan and his cronies. There's plenty to scoff about, but to pray for civic leaders is a recognition of who we really think is in charge...
2 comments:
Good on you for what you wrote, and for your badly needed challenge to Christians (in your letter and in chapel) to respect and pray for our leaders.
Nice to be noticed by the diary people, but I don't think they gave you a fair go. My reply to them (perhaps a little too sharp):
Dear Mr Nicholls / Ms Dunn,
Re: 'A prayer for the leader' - did you even read the quote you described as a "backhander" to John Brogden? It was actually a backhander to Macquarie Street, the voters, and, I suspect, to those members of the media who gorge themselves on lapses like Brogden's and, via sensationalism, discourage the public from considering forgiveness.
I won't even comment about your sarcastic evaluation of the effectiveness of prayer, except to say that Christians will not be praying for Mr Rees' "fortunes", just his godliness.
Yours Sincerely, etc.
Great letter. And great exposure, i think.
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