New Victorian Liberal Candidate’s Link To ‘Right-Wing’ Christian Church Raises Concerns
starobserver.com.auCity Builders Church, which has in the past been accused of reportedly encouraging its members to take part in a now-closed gay conversion therapy program run by Living Waters.
The church and Heath denied endorsing so-called gay conversion therapy.Shaping up to be a Coalition Party Room that has even less in common with the Victorian community than the current one.Curious strategy.#springst https://t.co/470AOohaq2— Jaala Pulford MP (@JaalaPulford) July 31, 2022The choice of some Liberal candidates has led to concerns both within and outside the party.
This is the second controversial candidate, after the Liberals pre-selected anti-trans and anti-abortion councillor Moira Deeming last month to replace Bernie Finn for the Upper House Western Metropolitan Region seat in Parliament.“Shaping up to be a Coalition Party Room that has even less in common with the Victorian community than the current one.
Curious strategy,” Jaala Pulford, Victorian Labor MP posted on after Renee was selected.Last week, former Liberal MP Andrew Elsbury resigned from the party over its decision to endorse Deeming.In October 2021, The Age reported about increasing unease within the Victorian Liberal party about the “right-wing” church pushing to enter Victorian politics.
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