Open letter to Tony Abbott
Dear Mr Abbott,
Coal is not god for humanity and other living things.
As this article points out humans are causing the greatest mass extinctions of life on earth and biodiversity destruction since the ice age.
Your assertions that coal is good for humanity has an underlying falsity which, you as a rational human being and a Christian must realise is patently a lie.
As a fellow Catholic I like you was taught not to lie for fear of eternal damnation and displeasing God.
Mr Abbott if you are sincere in your faith as a Christian you will retract this silly statement and divest yourself from the toxic influence of the coal lobby and start listening to reason.
You are the prime minister of the entire nation not just a spokesperson for big coal and other toxic industries which are all contributing to the demise of the creation of God.
To put it colloquially, Wake up Tony!
M Mizzi, Byron Bay
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