Priests chain themselves to MP’s Auckland office over Gaza stance
An Anglican priest chained to MP Erica Stanford’s Auckland electorate office says they will stay there until they get an audience with the minister.
Philipa Young was one of four Christian clergy chained to the office as part of the group Common Grace Aotearoa, calling for clarity on when the Government will sanction Israel amid the conflict in Gaza.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters told the United Nations on Saturday New Zealand would not yet recognise a Palestinian state.
By refusing to recognise Palestine, this hard right Government have sided us with Genocide and war criminals.
We have a collective moral obligation to openly protest that despicable and immoral decision.
These priests who are chaining themselves to the Offices of right wing politicians who enabled this appalling obscenity is a reminder of what moral leadership looks like.
Our forebears died on foreign shores for democracy and freedom, NZ once had a proud tradition of standing for what is right, but by siding with the war criminals, by siding with genocide, this hard right Government have shamed and stained our collective mana beyond anything anyone else has ever done.
Rise Kiwi, rise against those who believe dropping bombs on tents, shooting children in the face and using hunger as a weapon is a proportionate response.
Show National, ACT and NZF the contempt they deserve.
Everything and everywhere is now the frontline against those 3 parties.
Thank the Priests for reminding us what leadership for peace looks like.
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Anglicans priests are empty people speaking in empty churches, for little benefit to anybody but their own self-regard.
When Anglican priests take a stand for humanity, the churches may start to fill again. But that is not the point. The point is that they are doing what every decent human being should be doing. Actively caring for those who are being martyred by the forces of evil in this world.
Not sure Ada cares for anyone but herself, clearly.
And just like that the left liked Christians again!
There are Christians and ‘christians’. Haven’t you realised that?
Real Christians have always been there and have been respected. Vast ‘mega churches’ full of evangelicals have failed that test. They are flashy and attract those who aspire to be flashy. Are they speaking out about the injustice they see around them?
Real old fashioned churches don’t try to be flashy and have missed out to their brash competitors, that’s true. Many people cannot see the difference, I know.
Real Christianity is humble and lives by it’s beliefs, not just in front of others on Sunday. Not our fault the right has been ensnared by illusions.
You’ve obviously never heard of Liberation Theology.
And how the right butchered many of it’s exponents in Central and South America.
But what should we expect from ignorant loudmouths.
The left should judge Christians and Christianity on their merits. It should not succumb to blind prejudice. If the present events cause some on the left to take a more objective view of the place of religion in our society that will be no bad thing.
Indeed. This is true Christianity- not the worship of the Synagogue of Satan practised by fake christians like Jan Bing, Catherine Coldicutt, Cathleen Eksteen, Bradford Haami, David Kahu, Talamasene Leiasamaivao, Jennifer Marshall, Beth Mather, Dennis McLeod, Ate Moala, Eden O’Connor, Robert Siakimotu, Graham Simpson, Brian Tamaki, Kathryn Tipa, Sheree Trotter, Bryce Turner, Nigel Woodley etc.
Wow Mo
Did you OIA all those names lol
Your a busy wee rag head eh!
Obviously, a lot more intelligent and articulate than you as well.
Unlike you dick head
U mad bro?
I just don’t understand why you need to be so rude ‘rag head’. What makes you want to make these comments. What is this about really, have you read any Ilan Pappe – I think you should you would learn quite a lot.
You really need to get a life. In case you hadn’t worked it out, the NZ government read the room – they represented the majority of New Zealanders, who don’t fall for the pallywood fairytales and certainly don’t reward terrorists. Rapists and murderers, and a corrupt terrorist regime that pays people to murder Jews, and that has refused at least 6 formal offers to have their own state (because there’ never been a state of palestine, ever) don’t get given everything they demand. The fact that you’re clearly a terrorist-in-training, with nothing better to do than e-stalk people, says all we need to know about you. I hope you don’t plan on living in NZ when you act like that. ANZACS kicked Islamic extremists out of Israel in WW1, we sure aren’t going to let them bring that poison here.
The apartheid state hates Christians that just a fact they even hate other Jews that don’t follower their script. Remember the Jonkey govt supported terrorist in Syria for the greater Israel project and now we have ISIS leader AL Jolani visiting the US shaking hands with war criminal General David Petraeus who should by American law charged with Espionage. NZ rightwing party hate democracy and hate NZers and like supporting terrorist for a foreign state why?
You might want to try that rant again – and do a little homework first. Israel’s nearly 2 million Muslims (Arabs!), and .5million Christians (Arab and other) are laughing at your conspiracy theory. Your ‘that [sic] just a fact’ is hilarious – not just because it’s a fairytale, but because you think we should just believe you. You’ve obviously never been to Israel or the POTs, or you’d understand why the whole ‘apartheid’ thing is so hilarious.
A friend made the comment “The wealth of the ruling class has not trickled down, but their moral depravity has”. I think he has a point. The ruling class, corrupt in itself, through its dominance of the media, the entertainment industry, higher education and many other areas, has succeeded in corrupting a large section of the working class. “P” has become the opiat of the masses and capitalism the perceived source of their salvation. In this social context authentic religious and spiritual values need to be reasserted.
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-training-support-white-helmets-syria
Would you like to explain how sending firefighters to train civil defence workers becomes supporting ‘terrorist in Syria for the greater Israel project’ ? I mean, I know you’re foaming at the mouth to spin your anti-Israel agenda, but the handful of NZ firefighters who went to train volunteer Syrian search and rescue workers didn’t even set foot in Syria – they trained in Jordan and Turkey. Oh, and they were there to help the ‘people directly affected by the appalling conflict in Syria’. Nothing to do with Israel. But hey, I’m sure that detail doesn’t concern you. Did you know that Israel is responsible for global warming, too? And earthquakes. and the dents in the moon.
The absence of any other individuals and groups directly taking on these monsters in Wellington speaks volumes.
I am proud of their efforts as concerned New Zealanders. The comments above show how hard it will be to stay on message while the messenger gets attacked.
These leaders are not elected to their roles so they speak only for themselves. I would call myself as having Christian principles but I agree with the governments action on the situation in Gaza so they do not speak for me.
Whether you agree with the government, which in most cases it appears you do, does not make you right or wrong. What it does do is that you speak for yourself and good on you for that. Unlike others who simply feel the need to insult others and offer nothing other than immaturity.
Ah, so you see yourself as more of a Judas, or a Caiaphas, in league with Jesus’s enemies? Got it
Well said. There’s nothing like well-intentioned but stupidly misinformed virtue signalling. I was hoping that these priests might campaign for the tens of thousands of Christians being slaughtered in Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq – you know, actual genocide. But hey, it seems so much easier to just jump on the bandwagon with the other ignorami and campaign against the fake genocide.