Bloggers in the sample are generally unified in their stance on a number of social and moral issues they perceive in the world around them. The involvement of Australia and her allies in wars in the Middle East generate by far the most posts and comments. Followed closely are posts and comments on environmental issues, ranging from promotion of environmental actions to critique of the Australian government’s current environmental policies. Many discussions focus on the distribution of wealth, both nationally and globally. Reconciliation with Australia’s indigenous people, the government’s treatment of refugees, international human rights, the treatment of prisoners in detention and after release, race relations, and the sexualisation of young people in television are also popular topics. They believe Christians should not take a neutral stance on these issues, but respond to God’s call to seek out the poor and oppressed, treat all people as neighbours, and consider themselves as accountable to God in their stewardship of the planet’s resources.

Such issues as abortion and homosexuality barely receive a mention, and even then, outright opposition is questioned. Bloggers appear to reject or ignore the moral campaigns of the so-called religious right, to contend that global issues of justice, peace and care for the environment are greater and more urgent. For this reason emerging church bloggers may be labelled “Christian left” or “liberal”. While they may align the “family values” mentality of the government of the time (when the coalition of the Liberal and National Parties held power) to the term “religious right”, they are slow to accept the terms “left”or “liberal”.