The recent attack on a Melbourne synagogue has shocked most Australians. Anglicans are appalled by this attack while people were inside at worship. Freedom of religious expression, and indeed a respect for religious traditionsother than our own, is something we must never take for granted. Confusion...

An East Melbourne church has offered to contribute to the repairs of a neighbouring synagogue targeted in an antisemitic attack last week. The synagogue was set alight while worshippers were still inside, the second act of arson against a Jewish place of worship in Melbourne...