Whose land? Presented by Dr Peter Adam Principal, Ridley College, Melbourne
Image via Wikipedia I am grateful for this opportunity to speak on this important issue, one of the great issues facing Australia . I am not an expert, and to not speak from first-hand experience of the human suffering that lies within the question. I am in danger of speaking glibly in the face of an immense tragedy which has engulfed Australia since 1788, and in the face of the ongoing effects of that tragedy still present all around us. However, what I am saying needs to be said, and I want to encourage Christians to take leadership in these matters. I ask forgiveness from those indigenous people present here tonight for whom these matters are immeasurably and constantly painful. I assure you of my deep respect for you and for your full human dignity as men and women made in the image of God . I want to honour you and your people tonight. I hope that nothing I say will offend you or hurt you. I want this lecture to express the duty and debt of love that I owe you. Our question i...