'Jesus taught us to admire refugees': Jeremy Corbyn's Easter message highlights migration disaster

The Labour leader has used his Easter message to compare the struggling endured with the aid of Jesus right through his lifestyles to the challenges faced by means of refugees these days.

Jeremy Corbyn referred to Christ's experiences as a refugee are "still accepted to us these days" and the latest migration disaster is a "moral test" for politicians.

Mr Corbyn accused the executive of failing to take up newborn refugees and criticised home Secretary Sajid Javid's dealing with of the move-Channel migrant boats over the wintry weather.

 

He pointed out Jesus become "a refugee whose parents were pressured to flee their home because of a crusade of terror with the aid of a dictator, King Herod".

"Jesus went on to know what it became to be ostracised, rejected and tortured," he mentioned.

"A household forced to flee their place of origin for concern of persecution.

"unluckily, here's nevertheless so standard to us nowadays. There are 68 million refugees internationally, greater americans than have ever before been forced to flee persecution, battle and abject poverty.

"The refugee crisis is a moral look at various. Jesus taught us to respect refugees. He himself said 'welcome the stranger'.

"And the Bible says 'the foreigner residing amongst you have to be treated as your native-born'.

 

"In Britain, we've a proud background of providing a secure refuge to those in want. but this govt refuses to satisfy our legal responsibilities to newborn refugees in Europe as required with the aid of the Dubs amendment.

"on the end of last 12 months as refugees tried to move the Channel, Sajid Javid threatened to installation the Navy. but in response, the Bishop of Dover talked about 'it's essential that we all be aware we're dealing with human beings right here'."

He mentioned churches are main the manner in offering assist to refugees and introduced: "we can be taught from Christian values and present the hand of friendship to welcome those in need."

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