Parliamentary Christian Fellowship
The Parliamentary Christian Fellowship, also known as the Parliamentary prayer group, is a gathering of Christian politicians in the Australian parliament, who hold prayer sessions on Monday nights in Parliament House, Canberra.
Overview[]
The Parliamentary Christian Fellowship is mainly attended by socially conservative Members of Parliament.[1] Kevin Rudd is considered the mainstay of the group,[2] and is the only member of the Labor Party to regularly attend.[1] Rudd has formed a good relationship with conservative independent Bob Katter as a result of their mutual attendance at the group.[3]
"They're not confessional, as such," according to Bruce Baird, "but they are quite personal encounters that go to the implication of what it means to be a Christian with a heavy public burden."[4]
Members who have attended include:
The Fellowship hosts an annual National Prayer Breakfast and associated seminars modelled on the American National Prayer Breakfast organised by The Fellowship.[6][7]
The current Chairwoman of the Fellowship is Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie[6]
See also[]
- Catholic Church and politics
- Christianity in Australia
- Interior life (Catholic theology)
- Religion in Australia
- Secularism
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "A contest of ideas, not ideology". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ^ "Abbott attacks Rudd on religion in politics". The Age. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ^ a b c "Katter prepares to throw his support behind Kev". The Australian. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ^ "More than just a light on the hill". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
- ^ ABC News (Australia) (13 November 2013), Pyne: Rudd supported me during wife's difficult pregnancy, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 9 November 2017
- ^ a b "National Prayer Breakfast website". Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "History | Australian National Prayer Breakfast". 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
External links[]
- European Prayer Breakfast, hosted by Members of the European Parliament.
- Similar UK initiative.
- About prayer in the UK Parliament.
- Theos, a UK thinktank for debate about the place of religion in society.
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