His Liberal-National Coalition (LNC)-a center-right party-overcame the predictions of pollsters and secured 77 seats. The images drew a sharp reaction from a public uncomfortable with charismatic worship-and from Christians who saw it as a publicity stunt.īut then Morrison won. He closed his eyes, raised his hands, and let the cameras click away.
One month before Australia’s federal election in 2019, the prime minister traveled to Horizon Church, a Pentecostal congregation in New South Wales. And he invited the journalists along too.
