Federal Election 'first' at Penrith

FOR the first time in an Australian federal election leaders of the two major political parties will talk directly to Christian churches via a live webcast.

Prime Minister, The Honourable Mr John Howard, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Kevin Rudd, will each make presentations and then answer questions.

In Penrith, this first-time webcast, "2007 Make It Count", will take place from 7-9.30pm on Thursday, August 9, at Riverlands Christian Church auditorium, Level 1/535 High Street, Penrith.

Penrith Christian Church has invited all other churches in the region to attend. Local residents who are not Christians are also invited - however, the aim of the webcast is for the two leaders to answer questions of concern for Christians.

Nearly 68 per cent of Australians have declared themselves to be Chrisitans in the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2001 Census. More than two million Australians attend a place of worship every Sunday. There are a large number of Christian politicians at all levels of government and in most politican parties.
For more information, contact Riverlands Christian Church on 02 4722 6422, and visit the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) website at www.acl.org.au/nsw/.