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We plan to publish some other recent press releases, but for now...
here's the one from December about the Cronulla Riots: A Press Release Notice how many and who signed onto the release. Fascinating list of folks.
Sunday 18 December 2005.
We are citizens of Sydney and committed to the peace and freedom that we enjoy in our city. As leaders in a number of religious communities within the city, some have looked to us for spiritual guidance in the wake of the racial and cultural tensions that have erupted on our beaches.
We believe that the overwhelming majority of Australians deplore violence, especially racial and religious violence. Most of us want to give each other a ‘fair go’, and our ethnic minorities are composed of mostly fair-minded Australians.
We believe that Christmas is a time in our national calendar for giving and for peace with God and one another. We want our neighbours to know and experience this spirit of giving and peace.
We believe that Jesus was a Middle Eastern man who was called the “Prince of Peace”. He wants all people to know the peace that He gives. Jesus Christ promises us a new identity that transcends our racial and religious backgrounds and enables us to share His love and compassion with others from every race.
As a man of Middle Eastern appearance, Jesus could have easily suffered violence in these last few days in Sydney, even as His family fled violence at the time of His birth. As Christians we believe that the violence done to Him, especially on a Roman cross, was God’s plan to redeem all of us from the hate and the violence that can erupt in every human heart.
The only hope for true peace was born in the Middle East. Christmas reminds us that it was a Middle Eastern man, Jesus the Messiah, who holds the key to resolving the strife that bedevils our world.
May we all experience a very blessed and peace-filled Christmas.
Signed,
Bob Mendelsohn
National Director
Jews for Jesus | The Rev Richard Humphrey
Senior Minister, St Andrew's Anglican Church, Cronulla
| Rev Thomas Schmid
Senior Pastor, Cronulla Baptist Church
| David Thomas
Pastor, Beachside Vineyard Christian Church
Cronulla | The Rt Rev Bruce Christian
Former Moderator General
Presbyterian Church of Australia | Pastor Brian Houston
Senior Pastor, Hillsong Church, Waterloo and Baulkham Hills
National President, Assemblies of God in Australia | The Rev Peter Hastie
Minister, Ashfield Presbyterian Church
Editor, Australian Presbyterian
| Pastor Nabil Zakhary
Pastor, Toongabbie Arabic Evangelical Church
| Pastor John McMartin
Senior Pastor, Christian Life Centre, Liverpool
| Dr Peter Barnes
Lecturer in Church History
Presbyterian Theological Centre
| Rev Andy Arthurs
Senior pastor, Forest Alliance Church,
Frenchs Forest | The Rev Andrew Clausen
Senior Minister, St Andrews Presbyterian Church
Sutherland | The Rev Nello Barbieri
Minister of Riverwood Presbyterian Church
Australian born Italian
| The Rev Ian Millican
Senior Minister, St Mark's Anglican Church, Berowra
| The Rev David Milne
Minister, Liverpool South Anglican Church
Casula | Rev Rob Silberman
Senior minister, Eastgardens Maroubra Anglican Parish
| Scott Morrison
Senior Pastor, Georges River Community Baptist Church,
Peakhurst | Rev Martin Lau
Senior Pastor, Sydney Chinese Alliance Church
Chair, Alliance College of Australia
| The Rev David Ritchie
Minister, St Matthews Anglican Church, Manly
| Rev Neville Otto
Pastor, St Mark's Lutheran Church, Epping
| The Rev David Balzer
Minister, Western Blacktown Presbyterian Church
Lecturer in New Testament, Presbyterian Theological Centre, Sydney | Scott Xu
Pastor, Living Stone Evangelical Free Church, West Pennant Hills
| Allan Blyth
Minister, Chatswood Church of Christ
| Rev Rob Feeney
Pastor, Gracepoint Christian Church, Randwick
| Stephen Tuck
Youth Pastor, Maroubra Baptist Church
| Geoff Leader
Minister, St Aidan's Anglican Church Longueville
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Pastor Peter Watson
Church in the Market Place (Uniting), Bondi Junction
| Rev Neil Dawson
Senior pastor, Thornleigh Community Baptist Church
| Ian Powell
Pastor, St Barnabas, Broadway
| Kevin Murray
Minister, Hurstville Presbyterian Church
| Darren R Middleton
Minister, Caringbah Presbyterian Church
| The Rev Dr John Davies
Principal, Presbyterian Theological Centre, Sydney
| Rev Peter Moore
Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Presbyterian Theological Centre, Sydney | Rev Mike Wilson
Cross Cultural Ministry Co-ordinator, Presbyterian Church of NSW
| Rev David Cohen
National Director,
CNEC/Partners International,
Croydon Park
| Rev Tom Henderson-Brooks
Senior Minister,
Bondi Anglican Churches
| Rev Craig Tucker
Minister, Drummoyne Presbyterian Church
| Rev Moses Hahn
Minister, Abbotsford Presbyterian Church
| Rev Dr Paul Logan
Minister,St Peter's Presbyterian Church
North Sydney
Clerk of the NSW Presbyterian General Assembly
| The Rev Ezra Tseng
Minister, Chinese Presbyterian Church Sydney
| Rev Johnnie Li
Minister, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Maroubra. | Rev Ewen Brown
Minister, Bexley Presbyterian Church
| Rev Richard Quadrio
Minister, Macquarie Chapel, Eastwood
| Rev John Irvin
Assistant Director, Ministry and Mission, Presbyterian Church, NSW
| Reverend the Hon. Frederick John NILE, ED LTh MLC
Member of Parliament
| From outside Sydney, but signing on, nonetheless, ... Rev. Dr Keith Henderson
Pastor,
Baptist Church,
Port Macquarie | The Rev Peter Robinson
Rector, St Stephens Anglican Church, Bomaderry
| Rev. Graham Castle
Minister, Church of the Good Shepherd, Kangaroo Valley
| John Smulo
Pastor, Helensburgh Baptist Church
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| More are signing on as we read this... Stay tuned.
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