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It seems the loony right Abbott supporters wish to go down the road of exploring the personal sexuality of people in politics, or any people associated with them.
If that is really what they want to do, then it would be hard to find a better starting point than discussing the sexual beliefs of devout Catholics and evangelical Christians who seem to share very similar views on the subject.
We have very many devout religious folk on both sides of politics, and whether they have the ability to maintain a separation of their personal beliefs and their political duties is possibly a question that the public wishes to know.
Now that the loony right have cracked this particular egg should we stir it, rather than trying to get it back in it's shell?
We know there are Religious beliefs that demand that things like contraception, masturbation, numerous types of foreplay, etc. be considered as perversions. This may seem unlikely in the 21st century, but that is the case for devout christians and catholics whose religious beliefs demand they consider almost everything apart from genital intercourse intended to result in procreation, as sexual perversions. Even heterosexual genital intercourse is permissable, only if the couple are married in the church of their faith, outside of marriage even straight sex is a sin worthy of earning them eternal damnation.
We have heard people asserting that muslim politicians would seek to have polygamy allowed under australian law, as a natural extension of respecting an individuals right to pursue religious freedom. Is it not logical to assume the same freedom to pursue religious teachings of devout christians might also be expected?
So, with this in mind, does that mean we need to convene a star chamber to interrogate our politicians to find out where they stand on matters of sexuality?
Is it in the public's interest to determine if politicians personal sexuality will impact upon the laws and regulations that we are all expected to abide by?
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