As a Common Grace community, we believe that Australia is called to be a generous nation. We long for the day when those who come to our shores for safety are welcomed with that kindness and compassion that the Bible teaches.
Common Grace celebrates the many initiatives seeking justice for asylum seekers and refugees that Christians in Australia are engaged in, including: providing resources and information on the issue; leading our churches in prayer; making public statements that call on our leaders to act justly; public marches for solidarity; arrestable prayer vigils in politicians’ offices; and practical campaigns that source and distribute daily necessities for those in detention and on Temporary Protection Visas.
We firmly believe that all these initiatives have a place in our current political and social landscape, and encourage all Christians to pray and advocate as the Lord leads them. Together, we believe that we can contribute a voice that sounds MORE LIKE JESUS to our nation’s public conversation on asylum seekers, as we imagine and nurture a more generous Australia.
Release the Kids from Nauru
To the Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton and members of the Australian Parliament, We call for the immediate release of all children and their families from mainland and offshore immigration detention facilities. We ask that you adopt alternative policies, which are in the best interest of all asylum seeker and refugee children. The recent Australian Human Rights Commission report on children in detention puts forward a clear case for why we need to immediately release all kids from Australian detention centres. Currently, there are 221 children being held in mainland detention centres, and a further 119 children on Nauru.[1] The Commission’s report provides disturbing evidence…
We’re talking about asylum
Speaking with One Voice on Asylum. In this week’s video reflection on the Lord’s Prayer, Archbishop Coleridge powerfully witnessed to the kingdom of God as “a kingdom of truth, justice and compassion,” including a simple but important ‘truth’ about the inherent dignity of asylum seekers that our Government is failing to recognise.