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Sermons on Refugee week

Refugee Week

Refugee Sunday: Working through both practically and theologically the issue of women in ministry last year has been somewhat cathartic for me. So too the issue of refugees. I was first challenged by this some fifteen years ago when we were in Victoria, northern rural Victoria, blue ribbon Liberal seat Victoria where buying the Weekend Australian made you a leftie.
I had some involvement with Rural Australians for Refugees – we had Julien Burnside up for a visit.

Refugee Sunday – how to change the world

Scott Higgins (Baptist minister and Director of Community Engagement for Baptist World Aid Australia) writes (How do the parties compare: asylum seeker and refugee policy) “The world faces a refugee crisis. 20 million people are refugees and another 2 million are seeking asylum. There are three possible solutions for those who are refugees: that they be returned home when it becomes safe…