If the Hell Scott Morrison Believes in Exists, He Would Be Destined for It
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has repealed the Medevac Bill, a short-lived law that ensured the rapid evacuation of sick refugees for treatment. To justify his actions, Morrison relies on Christian credentials, but in his cruelty, he’s anything but Christ-like.
Facilities at the Manus Island Regional Processing Facility, used for the detention of asylum seekers that arrive by boat, primarily to Christmas Island off the Australian mainland, on October 16, 2012 on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship via Getty
Scott Morrison’s Pentecostal faith claims to channel the religion of Christ’s time, in which God’s presence was immediately felt and people spoke in tongues. Combining a postmodern obsession for feeling with the dogmatism of prosperity gospel, it is a completely unselfconscious anachronism.
This self-centered admixture can sanction any evil. On December 4, it did. Morrison’s government repealed the Medevac Bill, a law that expedited the transfer of sick refugees from offshore detention to the mainland for treatment.
Morrison’s celebration was tactically muted. But in the past, he has left us no doubt as to his personal motivation. He claimed his election win as a miracle. Prior to this, he said of politics: “You’ll find yourself on your knees. You’ll find yourself in tears. You’ll find yourself wrestling with this tough stuff.”
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