Sanctuary Pledge

Who will you vote for? I am finding it increasingly difficult to answer that question. As candidates canvas for my vote they seem to spend their time telling me how their policies will affect my life. How they think I will be better off financially with them in power. How I will be better off health wise with them in power and how my children will be safer, better educated and have a secure future with them in power.

But it's not all about me!

What about those who have nothing in our society? Those who have arrived from other nations seeking sanctuary. Those who have fled from religious intolerance or poltical oppression to our nation, "what will you do for them?" has become my reply.

I was introduced to the "Sanctuary Pledge" a couple of weeks ago as I met with some of Scotlands Church leaders. It is a way of saying that this election is not just about my well being but the well being of others. It is a challenge to politicians to be careful about the language that they use when speaking of imigration and a challenge from churches around the nations to maintain Britain's historic position as a safe haven from those fleeing persecution and tyranny.

Why not check it out in more detail
http://sanctuarypledge.org.uk/