Resources to help you think Christianly at the ballot box

Church by the Bridge doesn’t necessarily endorse any of these resources, but we’ve made these links available to help you in the process of discerning how to vote.

The Australian Electoral Commission is a good place to start, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the election process.

Godly Voting. An article by Assistant Minister, Mark Smith.

How Should a Christian Vote? An article by Michael Jensen with John Dickson.

The Australian Christian Lobby has an Election Summary Booklet (PDF).

A similar booklet has been published by the Uniting Church.

The Centre for Public Christianity has a section on election.

Salt Shakers has a Christian Values Checklist, as well as links to the parties policies.

Below The Line is a tool to see how preferences would be distributed (in the Senate), if you vote for a particular party above the line.

This post is helpful in considering the limitations of ‘Christian values checklists’.

This post provides a helpful response to critiques, such as the post above.

Josh’s 2010 Election Voting Guide - this post provides some encouragement to Christians in how they approach the election.

On Voting and Jesus - a series by my friend (and Moore College student), Steve Boxwell.

If you have come across other useful resources, let .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) know.

A recommended book (although difficult to get your hands on before this election!) is by Harry Blamires - ‘The Christian Mind: How Should a Christian Think?’.  It’s a great book about thinking Christianly, and was one of the most influential books in John Stott’s life.