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Puppet in new bid for Australian leadership
Perhaps what Australia has always needed is a puppet ruler. A purple one.
Having conquered the international comedy circuit, Randy Feltface is making a tilt at politics with his latest tour, Feltopia.
I’m a little bit sick and tired of how the world is being run and I figure I can give it a shot.
For those unfamiliar with Randy Feltface, he’s the puppet creation of Australian puppeteer Heath McIvor, who has been performing as the character since 2005.
The aspiring politician intends to work out his policy platform reality-television style, subjecting 500 contestants from regional Australia to a series of physical trials.
The last person standing will determine Randy’s political agenda, but it’s a process he expects will take five years.
Randy cautions that he’s not necessarily aiming for world domination, nor is he certain he’ll do a better job than those currently in power.
He also suspects his foray into politics may be short-lived.
Because I don’t feel like I’m very honest about my past, I think cancellation is inevitable for me.
I’m running on a platform of honesty and compassion … I might get eaten alive on the first day.
Feltopia has toured the UK, Europe, and the US, and Randy’s tour of Australia and New Zealand will run until September.
– AAP
27m ago21.33 EDT
Evangelical chaplains overwhelmingly represented in ADF program
The Australian defence force has a disproportionately high number of evangelical chaplains, with one Australian Christian Churches chaplain for every member who identifies with that denomination, new figures reveal.
Critics argue ADF members shouldn’t be forced to receive care from someone with views that may differ vastly from their own – particularly when 80% of new recruits say they aren’t religious.
Documents provided to the Senate show there are 13 Australian Christian Churches (ACC) chaplains in the ADF even though there are only 13 serving members who self-identify as ACC.
ACC was formerly the Assemblies of God (AOG) which is still listed as a religious grouping by the ADF. It has eight chaplains for 65 serving members.
For more on this story, read the full report by The Guardian Australia’s Tory Shepherd.
ADF has 108 evangelical chaplains with each representing just 15 membersRead more46m ago21.13 EDTKieran Pender
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