新南威尔士州信仰事务理事会和信仰领袖声明

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Statement from the New South Wales Faith Affairs Council and Faith Leaders

Tuesday, 16 April 2024

Today we convened a meeting of faith leaders representing religious communities across Western Sydney.

All of the following communities endorsed and supported the statement below that calls for calm, to follow police instructions, and for peace.

Places of worship are places of peace and prayer. The people who gather there should never feel threatened or unsafe, no matter what religion they follow. As faith leaders representing the diverse religious communities of New South Wales, we stand united against all forms of hate and violence.

Our prayers are with the victims and we call on our communities to extend our message of care and compassion to all.

We have trust in our police and first responders and full confidence in their work. Police should never be attacked for keeping our communities safe. The scenes we witnessed after the attack are unacceptable to anyone, and especially to people of faith.

For people of faith, religion is never a justification for violence.

It has been a very difficult week but we are a strong community in New South Wales.

We call on everyone to act with kindness and respect for each other.

Now is the time to show that we are a caring and united community.

Statement agreed to by all members of the NSW Faith Affairs Council:

Right Reverend Dr Michael Stead, Anglican Church, Diocese of Sydney
Mr Gawaine Powell Davies, Chair, Buddhist Council of NSW
Imam Shadi Alsuleiman, President, Australian National Imams Council
Dr Ali Al Samail, Resident Scholar (Sheikh), Australian Ahl Al Bait Islamic Centre
Mr Surinder Kumar Jain, Vice President, Hindu Council of Australia
Ms Monica Doumit, Director of Public Affairs and Engagement, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
David Ossip, President, NSW Jewish Board of Deputies
Rev. Dr Steve Bartlett, Director of Ministries, Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT
Rev. Dr Manas Ghosh, Minister in the Uniting Church Uniting Church in Australia Synod of NSW & ACT
Rev. Dr Kamal Weerakoon, Minister, Presbyterian Church of Australia
Mr Darshan Singh Gill, Patron, Australian Sikh Association (ASA) (Gurdwara Sahib Glenwood)
Very Rev. Fr Christophoros Krikelis, Chancellor, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
Rev. Ralph Estherby, National Director/CEO for Chaplaincy Australia, Australian Christian Churches
Mr Darren Bark, Co-Chair, Better Balanced Futures (Faith NSW)
Mr Murray Norman, CEO, Better Balanced Futures (Faith NSW)
Reverend Heather Joyce Topp, Senior Chaplain and Interfaith Minister, Buddhist Council of NSW
Reverend William Crews AM, Superintendent Minister, Ashfield Parish Mission
Ms Katherine Xavier, Interfaith Commission Member, Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
Ms Monica Chahoud, Melkite Charitable Foundation President, Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand and all Oceania

The statement was also supported by:

Archbishop Mar Meelis Zaia, Assyrian Church of the East
Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona, Catholic Chaldeans in Australia
Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, Maronite Bishop of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Dr Rateb Jneid, President of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils
Mr Hafez Alameddine, President of the Lebanese Muslim Association

新南威尔士州信仰事务理事会和信仰领袖声明

2024年4月16日，星期二

礼拜场所是和平与供人祈祷的地方。无论是何种宗教的信徒，他们来到礼拜场所聚会的时候，永远都不应该感觉受到威胁或不安全。作为代表新南威尔士州多元化宗教社区的信仰领袖，我们团结一致，反对任何形式的仇恨与暴力。

我们为所有受害者祈祷，并呼吁各个社区将我们关爱和同情的声音传播给每个人。

我们信任警务部队和急救人员，对他们的工作充满信心。警务人员在任何时候都不应该为保护社区安全而遭受攻击。我们目睹了伤人事件后发生的冲突。任何人，尤其是有信仰的人，都不能接受这样的行为。

宗教信仰永远不能成为实施暴力的借口。

虽然我们经历了艰难的一周，但是我们是新南威尔士州的一个坚强的社区。

我们呼吁每个人，将善良与相互尊重付诸于实际行动。

没有比此时此刻更加需要我们让所有人都看到，我们是一个充满爱心和团结的社区。

本声明由新南威尔士州信仰事务理事会全体成员同意发布：

·Michael Stead博士，圣公会悉尼总教区主教

·Gawaine Powell Davies先生，新南威尔士州佛教理事会主席

·Shadi Alsuleiman伊玛目，澳大利亚全国伊玛目理事会主席

·Ali Al Samail博士，澳大利亚Ahl Al Bait伊斯兰教中心常驻学者（谢赫）

·Surinder Kumar Jain先生，澳大利亚印度教理事会副主席

·Monica Doumit女士，天主教悉尼总教区公共事务与参与部主任

·David Ossip，新南威尔士州犹太教代表委员会主席

·Steve Bartlett博士，浸信会新南威尔士州与首都领地事工主任

·Manas Ghosh博士，联合教会牧师，联合教会澳大利亚新南威尔士州与首都领地教务会

·Kamal Weerakoon博士，澳大利亚长老会牧师

·Darshan Singh Gill先生，澳大利亚锡克教协会（ASA）（Gurdwara Sahib Glenwood）赞助人

·Christophoros Krikelis神父，希腊东正教澳大利亚总教区教长

·Ralph Estherby牧师，澳大利亚基督教会全国主任/澳大利亚牧师团首席执行官

·Darren Bark先生，Better Balanced Futures（Faith NSW）联合主席

·Murray Norman先生，Better Balanced Futures（Faith NSW）首席执行官

·Heather Joyce Topp，新南威尔士州佛教理事会资深慈护师和跨信仰佛教士

·William Crews牧师，澳大利亚员佐勋章获得者，亚士菲教区传教团教长

·Katherine Xavier女士，天主教巴拉玛打总教区跨信仰委员会委员

·Monica Chahoud女士，默基特希腊礼天主教会澳大利亚、新西兰和大洋洲默基特慈善基金会主席

以下团体支持本声明：

·Mar Meelis Zaia大主教，东方亚述教会

·Amel Shamon Nona大主教，澳大利亚加色丁礼天主教会

·Antoine-Charbel Tarabay主教，澳大利亚、新西兰和大洋洲马龙尼礼主教

·Rateb Jneid博士，澳大利亚伊斯兰教理事会联盟主席

·Hafez Alameddine先生，黎巴嫩穆斯林协会主席