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Anti-semitism

Saturday February 22

A large Palestinian family and friends in Jerusalem in 1944 before the Nakba

Palestine: A land with a people

“Out of God’s sovereignty I believe that good will come out of all this. God knows what is going on and he will bring about a just peace and something good, even if we as human beings can’t see it yet; and, even though Palestinians have been waiting for a very long time,” says Anglican Palestinian Randa

Man in dark blue shirt standing in front of a bush

Tough Questions: Is Christianity always counter cultural?

“In the face of racialised Nazi ideology, particularly anti-semitism, Church leadership remained conspicuously silent. Not to mention the widespread complicity of many ‘ordinary’ Christians,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield

"During the early onset of COVID-19, most people of Asian descent whom I know were looking over their shoulders because of vitriolic social media commentary and news stories about verbal and physical attacks," says Peter Branjerdporn from the ACSQ's Justice Unit

Anglican Church Southern Queensland synod carries three related motions: anti-semitic attacks, Islamophobic attacks and a new social cohesion working group

“As someone who has experienced racism, I understand why a whole-of-community approach to religious-based prejudice and racism is necessary,” says Justice Unit coordinator Peter Branjerdporn regarding three recent “social cohesion” Synod resolutions