Security at all Costs? 

•  Message from the National Council of Churches
•  How To Use this Kit
•  Understanding Security - Understanding Violence
•  Security at all Costs? A Christian Reflection
•  Resources for Worship
•  The Cost of Clothes
•  For Richer or Poorer
•  Secure Communities
•  An Insurance Policy?
•  Excising Our Welcome
•  Securing Space
•  Our Houses, Our Castles, Our Homes

SECURITY AT ALL COSTS?

A Christian reflection on where to draw the line

Social Justice Sunday 26 September 2004

Published 2004

© NCCA Social Justice Sunday 2004 project team

© rests with the original authors as acknowledged

All Bible quotations are from the Holy Bible New Revised Standard Version (1993) Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House

This kit is published for use by congregations and church groups and we encourage reproduction with proper acknowledgement.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Valuing Security was produced by the Social Justice Network of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA). The Social Justice Sunday 2004 project team included: Rev. Elenie Poulos (Project Manager, Social Justice Sunday 2004), Rev. Dr Ann Wansbrough (NCCA Social Justice Network), Rev. Jon Inkpin (NCCA Decade to Overcome Violence Program), Theo Mackaay (The Social Responsibilities Commission, Anglican Province of Western Australia), John Ferguson (Australian Catholic Social Justice Council), Heather den Houting and Colleen Geyer (Queensland Synod, Uniting Church in Australia), Father Augustinos Nada (Coptic Orthodox Church), Major Margaret Sanz (Salvation Army), and Tanya Richmond (Uniting Church in Australia, UnitingJustice Australia)

The team would like to thank the following people for their invaluable help with the project: Rev. John Henderson (NCCA), Sr Suzette Clarke rsc (Australian Catholic Social Justice Council), Dr Mark Zirnsak (Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania) and Dr Hannah Middleton

This project has been partly funded by the Glenburnie Programme.

Designed by the Uniting Church in Australia NSW Synod Communications Unit.

Printed in Australia by Lindwall & Ward Printing Pty Ltd Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia on 100% recycled Australian made paper and board using soy inks.

Social Justice Sunday: 26 September 2004

Copies of this kit are available from: National Council of Churches in Australia 379 Kent Street Sydney, NSW  2000

Phone: (02) 9299-2215 Fax: (02) 9262-4514 or download from the website http://www.ncca.org.au/departments/social_justice_network