Church Opposing (Aussie PM) Tony Abbott Goes Viral

Gosford Anglican Church has what many modern religious institutions should probably have – a socially responsible rector. Father Rod Bower is not a fire and brimstone type of preacher, but a man who focuses on love and the very simple motto of “Do unto others as you would have them do to you.” According to him, “This Kingdom of God manifests itself in compassion and justice and true humility and there are lots of things going on in our society at the moment that aren’t about those things.” There is no better place to see what he means by this than the signs he puts up in front of his church that have gone viral on the internet.

His signs about gay marriage are all over the internet. One has read, “Jesus had two dads and he turned out okay.” Another read, “Dear Christians, some people are gay. Get over it.” As Bower’s message of affirmation and challenge to his fellow Christians spread over Facebook and the rest of the web, news outlets started picking up on it. The Huffington Post ran a story about the signs and Buzzfeed listed 23 of them as “inspirational.” While the simple parish priest seems to think this kind of message is a simple no-brainer, other people in Australia and around the world have found it nothing short of amazing. Gosford’s rector remains humble about the internet success, saying that it is “just a little sign in Gosford.

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The signs in front of the church also address Tony Abbott directly, having the voice of God express its opposition to asylum seeker policy, a message that has also gone viral. One sign said, “Tony, please stop calling asylum seekers illegal. I don’t like it. God.” This poked fun at Abbott’s policy on asylum seekers as illegal immigrants which, according to Australian law, they are not. Another sign was more Biblically minded as God said words he once expressed in early Bible times. “Dear Mr. Abbott, please let my people go. God".


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The church signs from Gosford come up every week on my Twitter account and are quickly retweeted - I generally get the same message over and over from different people.

It's so good to know the whole country hasn't gone batshit crazy.