Vilification and the Islamic Council of Victoria
Dear Mr. Ramzi El-Sayed,
Pax Christi Victoria is deeply concerned at the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria that the judgment given in favour of the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) and against ‘Catch the Fire Ministries’ by the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on 22 June 2005 be sent back to VCAT for further consideration by a different judge.
Pax Christi wishes to express our support for and solidarity with the Islamic Council of Victoria and with the wider Muslim community in this matter. Pax Christi fully supports the anti vilification legislation in Victoria and we deplore any vilification of any group on religious or racial grounds. As Christians we believe that we are called to express God’s love in Jesus Christ for all people. Vilification directly contradicts the command of Jesus to love one another as I have loved you. We believe that the Holy God is drawing us closer to each other towards a fuller and deeper appreciation of God’s love and God’s justice for all humanity.
Pax Christi is grateful for the opportunities to meet with and work together with and to enter into dialogue with members of the Islamic community and we particularly appreciate the hard work of members of ICV in making this possible.
At a recent Pax Christi International conference our great friend, Muslim scholar Dr Chandra Muzaffar said: This is how Christian Muslim solidarity will develop in the future. It is through the sacrifice and suffering that a heroic struggle for justice demands that Christians Muslims and people from other backgrounds will come together to create a compassionate civilisation guided by values rooted in the divine. Pax Christi fully supports Dr Muzaffar’s vision.
Yours in love and peace
Harry Kerr
Convenor, Pax Christi Victoria
Pax Christi Victoria is deeply concerned at the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria that the judgment given in favour of the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) and against ‘Catch the Fire Ministries’ by the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on 22 June 2005 be sent back to VCAT for further consideration by a different judge.
Pax Christi wishes to express our support for and solidarity with the Islamic Council of Victoria and with the wider Muslim community in this matter. Pax Christi fully supports the anti vilification legislation in Victoria and we deplore any vilification of any group on religious or racial grounds. As Christians we believe that we are called to express God’s love in Jesus Christ for all people. Vilification directly contradicts the command of Jesus to love one another as I have loved you. We believe that the Holy God is drawing us closer to each other towards a fuller and deeper appreciation of God’s love and God’s justice for all humanity.
Pax Christi is grateful for the opportunities to meet with and work together with and to enter into dialogue with members of the Islamic community and we particularly appreciate the hard work of members of ICV in making this possible.
At a recent Pax Christi International conference our great friend, Muslim scholar Dr Chandra Muzaffar said: This is how Christian Muslim solidarity will develop in the future. It is through the sacrifice and suffering that a heroic struggle for justice demands that Christians Muslims and people from other backgrounds will come together to create a compassionate civilisation guided by values rooted in the divine. Pax Christi fully supports Dr Muzaffar’s vision.
Yours in love and peace
Harry Kerr
Convenor, Pax Christi Victoria
posted by Pax Christi @ Friday, December 22, 2006
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