Seriously Australia. We can do better. We need to do better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMpWnc-I9Oo&sns=em
Call him Ismael…
We have a bunch of people. Humans. With stories. Stories just like Ishmael’s. Joining us at church every Sunday.
How can we keep turning our backs on stories like this using pejoratives like “queue jumper” – there is no queue. There is relative safety in refugee camps where the Taliban aren’t (as far as I know) driving around shooting people. But how can we say men and women like Ishmael are doing the wrong thing by coming to our shores seeking safety?
This situation is broken. This world is broken. These are people.
We can do better.