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In the media – a wrap up of the last week’s commentary
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It has been one week since I stepped into Jim Wallace’s big shoes as Managing Director of ACL.
Thank you to those who have sent kind messages of support to Jim and I as we move into our respective new roles.
I am pleased Jim is continuing with ACL as Deputy Chairman with special responsibility for our international work. And he will continue to be a mentor to me.
With our team operating nationally and in the states, ACL is well-positioned for the future.
The challenges are big but so are the opportunities. ACL’s vision to see Christian principles and ethics influencing the way we are governed, do business and relate to each other as a community is needed in today’s Australia more than ever.
Christian ideas of justice, compassion and morality offer hope for a better future and ACL is committed to putting these ideals into the public and political debate in our nation.
These values resonate with a great many Australians, even among many who do not actively practice Christian faith.
Our free and democratic political system means we should not be afraid to participate and the cultural challenges we face means this is not a time for silence.
At a dinner celebrating 30 year Senate veteran Ron Boswell last night, former Prime Minister John Howard praised him for his unwavering stance on moral values, which of course are those shaped by Ron’s Christian faith. “Values bind nations together more than anything else,” Mr Howard said.
At a book launch in Sydney yesterday, Labor’s former immigration minister Chris Bowen also took up a values theme warning “the Labor Party to stick to its tradition of supporting mainstream issues”.
He warned Labor to stay away from the Greens, “a party that does not represent those mainstream concerns”. ACL is committed to continuing to be a voice for Christian values in our nation.
The team and I look forward to your continuing support as we do this.
God bless,
Lyle Shelton
Managing Director

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