@debra9275 wrote:
I don't know much about them
it looks like they're 'right to lifers"?
http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/
http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/?page_id=18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_Up_Australia_Party
anti multiculturalism, anti Muslim, anti abortion and the "pastor"/leader talks directly with God - apparently
rise up (no please stay sitting)
http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/20/rise-up-to-keep-australia-australian-unless-youre-mentally-ill/
The controversial political vehicle for radical Sri Lankan-born pastor Danny Nalliah — who once claimed abortions caused Black Saturday — has developed a surprisingly professional and coherent party constitution.
Its 17-strong “aims and principles” section begins with a commitment “to maintain and promote our Christian heritage, culture and institutions as the foundations of a free, socially cohesive and democratic Australia — Keep Australia Australian.”
It ends with a pledge to “support the sovereign nation of Israel with Jerusalem as its undivided religious capital”.
The listed members of Rise Up Australia for the purposes of registration are mostly Nalliah’s church associates:
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/02/13/who-danny-nalliah-and-what-rise-australia
On his website, Rev Nalliah refers to occasions where God has spoken to him directly or through dreams.
One article caused outrage when he linked the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires to the liberalisation of abortion laws in Victoria.
“In my dream I saw fire everywhere with flames burning very high and uncontrollably. With this I woke up from my dream with the interpretation as the following words came to me in a flash from the Spirit of God.
“That His conditional protection has been removed from the nation of Australia, in particular Victoria, for approving the slaughter of innocent children in the womb.”
Mr Nalliah, a former Family First candidate, declared Prime Minister Julia Gillard a heathen "living in sin" and former Greens leader Bob Brown an "openly practising homosexual" and said that he felt sick to the stomach watching them shake hands.
WHAT IS HIS CONNECTION TO LORD MONCKTON?
Prominent climate sceptic Lord Monckton was present at the Rise Up Australia launch yesterday, throwing his weight behind Mr Nalliah's election campaign.
“It is not for me as a Brit to endorse any Australian political party, ... but I'm going to anyway,” Lord Monckton said.
Lord Monckton defended Mr Nalliah when asked about his anti-abortion views.
