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A sigh of relief from France

By Alan Austin - posted Friday, 9 November 2012


How can a party so seemingly committed to Biblical values be so disdainful of teaching regarding bearing false witness? This is an intriguing question in mostly post-Christian France.

Do Europe's responses hold challenges for democracy in the US? And in other nations with parallel political processes and similar media, such as Australia and Great Britain? In all three countries both these phenomena alien and disturbing to the rest of the developed world – religion-based morality and frequent lying – seem embedded in the political process.

Why have some parties embraced "stacking lie upon lie" so enthusiastically? What is the role of the media in calling politicians to account? Does having sections of the press which also routinely distort and fabricate encourage this mendacity?

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Alan Austin is an Australian freelance journalist currently based in Nîmes in the South of France. His special interests are overseas development, Indigenous affairs and the interface between the religious communities and secular government. As a freelance writer, Alan has worked for many media outlets over the years and been published in most Australian newspapers. He worked for eight years with ABC Radio and Television’s religious broadcasts unit and seven years with World Vision. His most recent part-time appointment was with the Uniting Church magazine Crosslight.

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