UK government minister Lady Warsi says Christians are being driven out of regions around the world where they are a minority Faith and communities minister Lady Warsi called on politicians to set the tone for tolerance of religious minorities. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Christianity is in danger of extinction in some countries because of persecution in areas […]

Stop liking causes on Facebook Published on December 5, 2013 by Adam Grant, Ph.D. in Give and Take In the past three months, I’ve been invited to like a cause on Facebook 49 times. Each time, I’ve dutifully clicked through—it’s an easy way to show my support. Since Giving Tuesday was this week, it seemed […]

Petty politics has no place in refugee protection The Australian Government wants to teach the ALP and the Greens a lesson for defying the Government over Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs). But the punishment it has handed down – capping the number of permanent protection visas at 1650 – will only punish those in the greatest […]

How the Anti-War Movement Won the Hearts and Minds of the Public A decade of protests paved the way to say ‘no’ to Syrian strikes. BY BERNARDINE DOHRN This moment of popular resistance to the military option as the only option shows that what we do does make a difference. Not immediately. Not obviously. Not […]

Mairead Maguire, Nobel peace laureate, today appealed to the Rt. Hon. William Hague, British Foreign Minister, and M. Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister, to stop calling for military action against Syria which, she said, will only lead the Middle East into even more violence and bloodshed for its people. Maguire said: Arming rebels and authorizing […]

Pope Francis, King Abdullah II Of Jordan On Syria: Dialogue Is The ‘Only Option’ Religion News Service | By Alessandro Speciale Posted: 29/08/2013 5:14 pm EDT Pope Francis and Jordan’s King Abdullah II reaffirmed that dialogue is the “only option” to end the conflict in Syria, just as the United States and its European allies […]

For those who may want to know the facts. Check out: http://refugeecouncil.org.au/n/mr/130719_GlobalStats.pdf

Today a delegation from our church are taking a letter to the PM’s office to protest his government’s disgraceful seeker policy. The letter is as follows: The Hon Kevin Rudd MP The House of Representatives Parliament House CANBERRA  ACT    2600 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing in response to your recent policy change on asylum seekers. As conscientious […]

Dear friends, PM Rudd has just shut our gates to the most vulnerable people in the world, let’s tell him we want compassion and decency for refugees — not cruelty. Rudd thinks this is good politics ahead of the election, let’s show him thatthis cruelty can not be done in our name. Sign now! PM […]

Greens leader condemns Kevin Rudd’s refugee deal with Papua New Guinea as ‘ruthless and repugnant’ Oliver Laughland  guardian.co.uk, Friday 19 July 2013 20.43 AEST “This is Australia’s day of shame when it comes to the treatment of refugees,” said the Greens leader, Christine Milne, just minutes after Kevin Rudd announced one of the most audacious […]

Erin Wilson ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 7 JUN 2013 The recent passage of legislation to excise the entire Australian mainland from the migration zone is unprecedented in many respects. To begin with, it is the first time that a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention has excised its territory. In practical terms, the legislation means that an […]

Mustafa Mashhur, General Guide, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt; Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Pakistan; Muti Rahman Nizami, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Bangladesh; Shaykh Ahmad Yassin, Founder, Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Palestine; Rashid Ghannoushi, President, Nahda Renaissance Movement, Tunisia; Fazil Nour, President, PAS – Parti Islam SeMalaysia, Malaysia; and 40 other Muslim scholars and politicians: “The undersigned, […]