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Jesus the asylum seeker - coming to a TV near you
Television advertisements heralding Jesus as a refugee aimed to make Australians contemplate the treatment of asylum seekers, the Christian Television Association said today.
Association executive director Cath McKinney said feedback about the ads, which went to air yesterday, had been mixed.
"People seem to be interested that we would even approach this issue in such a way and we have had calls of support and calls of attitude, I suppose," she told the Nine Network.
The ads feature footage including burning cars and asylum seekers being hustled up plane steps, with Silent Night playing in the background and the slogans "Jesus was a refugee" and "loved by God".
Ms McKinney said Australians should not think of asylum seekers as faceless strangers, but neighbours.
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"We are suggesting that these nameless, faceless people that are attempting to come into Australia are our neighbours and we should attempt to communicate and treat these people the way we in turn would like to be treated," she said.
"At Christmas time, when we celebrate Jesus as a little baby in a manger, we really wanted to remind the Australian public that the baby grew up to a man who would have questioned the way that these individuals have been treated."
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