I hope I am.

With the news that Australia is due to take 12,000 Syrian refugees, our various religious communities are rolling out the welcome mat offering our new residents comfort and guidance.

We've had Christian churches at it for a while now and recently the Muslim faith has begun posting the same messages. 

"Refugees welcome here".

Nothing like a bit of religious competition I say.

Now I'm all for love thy neighbour  and helping those less fortunate, but i can't help to think there is an alternative motive for all this kindness and benevolence. 

Is this an example of humanity at it's best or is this just another recruitment drive aimed at the scared, lonely and dislocated ?

In the case of German churches, I'm pretty convinced they are just trying to do the right thing. In the 60s when we had a lot of turks coming in for labor, they even let them use one wing of the Cologne cathedral as an Ersatz mosque.

That is amazing news! I'm very glad to hear Australia is helping. Good on you cobbers!

I couldn't possibly comment on other motives being at play. My instinct tells me that the main drive in all this is simply to help. Some groups may have their own agenda, of course. Trying to recruit vulnerable people into religion is absolutely disgusting, if that is what they are planning.

(February 9, 2016 at 6:57 am)robvalue Wrote: Trying to recruit vulnerable people into religion is absolutely disgusting, if that is what they are planning.

Quite certain that's not the motif. At least not with mainstream church organizations like the Catholics or mainstream protestants.

That's great to hear

You also have to remember Christians make up a large portion of Syrians.

You mean only 4,000 are coming, but Christians say there are 20,000 Syrians coming?

Are they sorting out the children for the Catholic churches ?

(February 9, 2016 at 7:49 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Are they sorting out the children for the Catholic churches ?

The lucky ones are prayed for.

The unlucky ones are preyed on.