Parliamentary Christian Fellowship

The Parliamentary Christian Fellowship, also known as the Parliamentary prayer group, is a gathering of Christian politicians in the Australian parliament, who hold prayer sessions on Monday nights in Parliament House, Canberra.

Members who have attended include:
*Prime Minister Kevin Ruddcite news |title=A contest of ideas, not ideology |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/a-contest-of-ideas-not-ideology/2007/11/25/1195975868438.html |publisher="The Sydney Morning Herald" |date=2007-11-26 |accessdate=2007-11-26 ]
*Bronwyn Bishop
*Bob Katter
*Bob Baldwincite news |title=Katter prepares to throw his support behind Kev |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22800450-5013871,00.html |publisher="The Australian" |date=2007-11-22 |accessdate=2007-11-26 ]
*Sussan Ley

The Parliamentary Christian Fellowship is mainly attended by socially conservative Members of Parliament. Kevin Rudd is considered the mainstay of the group,cite web
title = Abbott attacks Rudd on religion in politics
publisher = "The Age"
date= 2007-01-27
url =http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/abbott-attacks-rudd-on-religion-in-politics/2007/01/27/1169788728527.html?s_cid=rss_age
accessdate =2007-11-26 ] and is the only member of the Labor Party to regularly attend. Rudd has formed a good relationship with conservative independent Bob Katter as a result of their mutual attendance at the group.

"They're not confessional, as such," according to Bruce Baird, "but they are quite personal encounters that go to the implication of what it means to be a Christian with a heavy public burden.cite news |title=More than just a light on the hill |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/more-than-just-a-light-on-the-hill/2007/12/21/1198175342004.html |publisher="The Sydney Morning Herald" |date=2007-12-22 |accessdate=2007-12-22 ]

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