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Latest Situation regarding Papua New Guinea and Manus Island Refugee Situation

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Today’s (3/2/2017) Sydney Morning Herald and other major newspapers inform us of the embarassing situation Australia is finding itself in, due to Trump’s unsurprising ?final response regarding the so-called resettlement deal with America, brokered by the Obama administration during his last days in office. Much has been and will be said about this: As Christian […]

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Brief overview of present – day Greece

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Greece’s Economic & Political Climate: The (Greek) economy has shrunk by a quarter in five years, and unemployment is about 25 percent. The (EU) bailout money mainly goes toward paying off Greece’s international loans, rather than making its way into the economy. And the government still has a staggering debt load that it cannot begin

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The Upcoming Australian Election (can be applied to any election; anywhere!) – My thoughts

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Let’s be those who prayerfully consider the present needs of our precious country of Australia and make the effort to carefully consider the responsibility before us to appoint worthy representatives in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Are they representing our struggling and often forgotten farmers, those most vulnerable in our society such

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A Just Australia campaign

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The A Just Australia campaign is managed by the Refugee Council of Australia. The core mission of the campaign is to campaign for positive changes to government policy on refugee and asylum seekers. By working together with prominent Australians and community groups and thousands of concerned individuals, A Just Australia aims to achieve just and

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An alternative to offshore detention

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An alternative to offshore detention by Julian Burnside | Nov 4, 2015 | Asylum Seekers, Human Rights The  present system of dealing with asylum seekers who arrive by boat is cruel (intentionally) and hideously expensive.  There is a rational alternative to the  intentional cruelty of the present system. That system reflects the attempts of both

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Israeli-Palestinian Reconciliation?

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Written by Aaron Trank, Jews for Jesus, San Francisco (Extract from an article of the same title, see further info at the end of this article) The command for unity in the church is not bound by racial, socio-economic, or political borders. But how do we have unity with those whose ideologies are seemingly irreconcilable

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CHRISTIANS SEE HOPE DESPITE SYRIA’S FIVE YEARS OF WAR

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Of an estimated population of 17 million in Syria, 11 million have either left the country or been internally displaced by the civil war which has entered its 5th year. For those still there, there are new beginnings with new opportunities – in both business and in living out their faith. Some enterprising Syrians in

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Truth Matters (noun and verb!)

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In a world of relative truth(s)*(see footnote), which in my opinion really are lies, I believe it is our lives’ purpose and primary task to find truth for ourselves. Truth about what? First and foremost, I believe we need to come to a decision about the existence or non-existence of God. Has man made up

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ACN PRESS – INTERNATIONAL REPORT ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS 2013-15

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Source: ACN PRESS – INTERNATIONAL REPORT ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS 2013-15 This report  gives sobering insight into what is happening to the Christian community in areas of worst persecution. I found it on the Voice of the Persecuted Website. It puts a much needed stop (I hope!) to the petty bickering that is happening word-wide as to

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Some Principles of Intercession by Pia

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This morning, in my study time with the Lord, looking for another scripture, I “accidentally” came across a tremendous scripture to do with our prayer topic (refugees) and the root problem; wars on the earth, whether small or large. The scripture is found in Psalm 46:9 “He makes wars cease to the end of the

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The Rohingyas – Prayer Points

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As we present ourselves with clean hands and pure hearts before the throne room of Grace, we lift up the following requests on behalf of the Rohingya people:  That Jesus Christ would reveal Himself to many Rohingyas. Although mostly Muslims; Jesus Christ is their Saviour also (Gen. 12:3) [Abraham is called the father of faith

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