Pastor questions Christian politician support for gay ‘marriage’
SYDNEY, Australia , Sept. 4, 2013 - When Australian pastor and Christian broadcaster Matt Prater responded to an email from the Australian Broadcasting Commission 's Q&A programme, little did he know that his question to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd would be echoed in news bulletins both nationally and internationally. As the defining moment of the entire show, the official YouTube clip of his question has already eclipsed 375,000 views. Q&A is a discussion panel show that gives the public an opportunity to put questions to influential figures such as politicians. Conservatives are usually a minority on the panels and pundits argue that half the audience is people watching to see if their tweets are put to air. In this episode Kevin Rudd was the sole occupant of the panel, taking all questions. Knowing in advance that he was going to be able to ask a question, Prater put a number of options to the audience of his breakfast show on the Christian Vi