Advertisement Labor learnt a valuable lesson at the last federal election; attacking Scott Morrisonâs religion doesnât work. In fact, it has the opposite effect. During the 2019 campaign, the opposition thought it had hit the jackpot when Morrison, eyes closed and hands raised, allowed the media into his Pentecostal Church mid-worship. It was an unusual sight to many lapsed Christians and atheists, who were probably more comfortable with dull hymns and tedious sermons. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and wife Jenny sing during an Easter Sunday service at his Horizon Church in Sydney during the 2019 election campaign. Credit:AAP Labor couldnât believe its luck. As one senior member of Shortenâs campaign team told me: âWe were stunned and initially thought it would play badly.â There was a view that Australians would feel uncomfortable with such an overt display of faith which is unusual in Australian politics.