Australia must help Christian refugees from Islamist oppression as they will serve to inoculate Australia against the ideological violence that has driven them from their home.
Like refugees from communist regimes of an earlier era, these refugees from Islamist oppression will serve to inoculate Australia against the ideological violence that has driven them from their home. They will protect us against creeping Islamism because they have suffered its effects and know its warning signs.
Archbishop Nona, 49, has a blunt warning for the West about Islamism: ISIS, the group, maybe they can be defeated, but ISIS as an ideology is everywhere, also in Australia. Not all Muslims but (a small group) are planning that all the world should be Islam and all the people in the world Muslims.
His advice is that Western people should be more strong, not to feel afraid from these (Islamist) mobs because they play with these kind of feelings... And the law in Western countries should be more strong against those who dont want to respect the culture of this country and want to change that.
In the past year more than 8000 refugees have arrived under the Abbott humanitarian intake.
At the time Tony Abbott made it clear the program was specifically intended for persecuted Christians and other minorities such as the Yazidis, who had been driven out of their homes in Syria and Iraq by ISIS.
But, ever since, open border enthusiasts and the UN have tried to subvert that intention by insisting that we dont prioritise Christians but take Muslims from UN refugee camps.
The problem is exiled Christians in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon do not live in UN camps because they are persecuted there, too.
So, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has managed to work with church leaders such as Archbishop Nona to ensure that Christians living outside UN camps make up the bulk of the Abbott intake, believed to be 70 per cent.
The homes Christians left behind in Mosul were marked with the Arabic letter N, for Nazarene, signifying they belonged to Christians and were fair game. Any Christians who hadnt escaped were forced to convert to Islam, slaughtered or sold as sex slaves.
Meanwhile, his flock are keen to contribute to their new country.
You might find them stacking shelves at your local Coles supermarket, or washing dishes in their friends restaurant, while studying for further qualifications at night.
Its a sign of hope to them that despite the evil and everything bad we experienced, we can show our love to all people, says Archbishop Nona.
