All Refugees articles
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OpinionThere’s no excuse for treating migrants as human cargo. We are all made in God’s image
When we fail to see people as made in God’s image, we fail them as humans, says George Pitcher. It is our ability to ‘other’ people and put them in categories that leads to the worst of human behaviour
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Opinion
Gary Lineker is right. The Illegal Immigration Bill is shameful - Christians must stand against it
Tim Farron MP says the government’s proposed legislation is disproportionate and simply won’t work. We need a system that honours human rights - and Christians should be fighting for that harder than anyone, he says
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Opinion
Match of the Day: Lineker vs Braverman
Gary Lineker’s tweets criticising the government’s Illegal Immigration Bill have been causing a firestorm in the press. Mike Royal reminds Christians that, whatever our view, posture is important when campaigning for justice
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Opinion
200 children are missing in Britain. Where is the Christian outrage?
As the scandal of child asylum seekers disappearing from UK hotels continues to unfold, Tim Farron says Jesus doesn’t care where the missing children are from. He’s more bothered that we don’t seem to care
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Opinion
Nigel Farage is wrong. Immigration is not to blame for the decline of Christianity
The decline in Christianity and the rise in non-white populations in England and Wales have led some commentators to link the two together and urge Britain to close its borders, says Caroline Gregory. But the biblical command to "love the foreigner as yourself" is more pertinent than ever, she says
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Opinion
Christians shouldn’t need a John Lewis advert to know God’s heart for the fatherless
But it’s a poignant reminder that being attentive to the little things can make all the difference to those in need, says Krish Kandiah
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Real Life
‘To our surprise, we’ve become a hub for Ukrainian refugees’
Six months on from the Russian invasion, churches, schools and organisations across the UK are working together to make a difference. Jennifer Ross gives us a snapshot of the good work happening in the Diocese of Rochester
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Opinion
Creating places of sanctuary is a biblical concept. It's time for the Church to step up
This refugee week, Rev Dr Inderjit Bhogal says now is the time for the UK Church to be a prophetic voice in expressing extravagant hospitality in the face of increasing hostility towards refugees
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Opinion
Sending refugees to Rwanda is a cynical, callous idea. The bishops are right to oppose it
The UK’s first asylum flight to Rwanda was cancelled after intervention by the European Court of Human Rights. With every Church of England bishop, Christian charities and even the Prince of Wales decrying the policy, it’s time the government listened, says Caroline Gregory
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Opinion
Obstructing Ukrainian refugees is a cynical political manoeuvre and our government should know better
Boris Johnson and Priti Patel are commodifying refugees for personal political survival and it’s an abomination, says Rev George Pitcher
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Interviews
Archbishop Angaelos: ‘The world needs the Church more than ever’
The world needs the Church in all its breadth and diversity, says the first-ever Coptic Archbishop of London.
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Opinion
The gospel is more offensive than anything Archbishop Welby could have said about refugees
Church leaders should use their platform to speak truth to power, but I would much rather they use it to unequivocally preach the gospel, says Tim Farron
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Opinion
I was once a refugee. Justin Welby was right to criticise plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
It’s not the job of the Church to solve the issues surrounding immigration, but it is their job to offer moral guidance, says Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani
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Real Life
Supporting Ukrainian refugees is a colossal task, but here’s how our church welcomed a family of 17
Associate pastor Brian Whittaker welcomed 17 Ukrainian refugees to his church on Sunday
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Opinion
Racism at Ukraine’s borders cannot be tolerated
Our silence on racism at the borders gives the impression that some refugee lives are worth more than others, warns the Churches Together General Secretary
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Opinion
Want to help Ukrainians fleeing war? The last thing they need is your old clothes
A Ukrainian mother, carrying her possessions in three suitcases and trying to manage her children at the same time, will not be stopping at the border to pick up your grandad’s old holey jumper that should have gone to the charity shop 15 years ago.
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Opinion
Boris Johnson’s response to Ukrainian refugees is blasphemous
The obstruction of Ukrainian refugees is not just cruel and unpleasant, it’s also deeply unholy, says Rev George Pitcher
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Opinion
Women and children are fleeing Ukraine. But if they come here, they'll be treated like criminals
Tim Farron MP says the Government policy on refugees is wrong. We need to be welcoming our innocent neighbours, not turning them away
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Real Life
Children in Syria are freezing. Here’s what Christians can do to help
ine years after Samara Levy first started collecting aid for Syrian refugees, she returned to the country in the depths of winter. What she found there shocked her
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Opinion
Priti Patel is wrong. The Church must keep sharing the good news with refugees
The Home Office’s criticism of the Church welcoming refugees is racist and religiously illiterate, says Tim Farron
