The Senate candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (CDP) for the upcoming Federal Election has called for a halt to Muslim immigration as a controversial Christian Islamic expert has called for a 'prayerful attitude' towards them.
Pastor Paul Green, the NSW Federal Senate candidate for the CDP, has compared controlling Muslim immigration to bird flu telling AAP that this issue needed to be addressed now.
"If there was bird flu coming from a people's groups across the nation, would we not stop to assess the risk management of what it means to Australia and then assess the factors, and say, 'Is it safe to continue that or withhold it until it is dealt with?'" he said.
"We are saying there's cracks in the foundation. We need to address them. We need not rush it because we could be making a bad decision."
Taking a difference stance, Colin Chapman, who served as a missionary in Pakistan and set up a ministry to Muslim in the Carlingford Anglican Parish, has told the Sydneyanglicans.net that, "Christians should play the role of "interpreters, peace-makers and bridge-builders" – helping Muslims and Western culture to understand one another.
Mr. Chapman would be speaking at the Ryde Anglican Church Centre on his 'Cross and Crescent' running on Friday and Saturday.