'Bogus Joke': Ex-Prime Minister's Reaction to People Who Mock, Cancel Faith

"I believe God has been faithful to me over the course of my life." This proclamation from Scott Morrison, the former prime minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022, offers a lens into his deep Christian faith — an unwavering love for and devotion to the Almighty. Morrison, who shares his faith in his latest book, "Plans For Your Good: A Prime Minister's Testimony of God's Faithfulness," told CBN News the book isn't a political memoir but more about what he believes "God's done" in his life. Considering his faith led him to the "highest political office in Australia," Morrison offers some important lessons for those looking to follow the Lord more closely. His leadership came at a deeply challenging time — one he said was filled with the COVID-19 pandemic, bushfires, droughts, floods, rising tensions with China, and more. "It was a bit of a perfect storm there over the almost four years I was prime minister," he said. "But ... God was faithful ... and that's what I try to tell the story ... and encourage people in their own faith." Morrison also reacted to the debate that often unfolds in the U.S. over the role of faith in public life. While some people argue a politician's religious beliefs should be completely separate from their life when they're leading — that these sentiments should not be a part of any of a president's decision-making — he pushed back on such a claim. "It's a bogus joke. It's ridiculous," he said. "It's a very convenient argument for those who don't want to see the influence of Jesus Christ in their society. You know, lock them in a room, cancel them, mock them, dismiss them, say they have no right to express their faith." Morrison continued, "Freedom of religion, and, importantly, the separation of church and state was established to protect faith, not to silence it." Hear him explain.