Facebook Community Guidelines

Welcome to Our Community

Kia ora and welcome! This page exists to share Common Grace Aotearoa's work for climate justice, economic justice, and Te Tiriti justice. We're grateful you're here.

We welcome supporters, allies, and those genuinely curious about our kaupapa (purpose). While you may not always agree with everything we share, we ask that you engage with respect and good faith.

Our Commitment to You

We're committed to:

  • Sharing our perspective on social justice issues through a Christian lens

  • Creating space for constructive dialogue and mutual learning

  • Responding thoughtfully to questions and concerns when capacity allows

  • Maintaining safety for all community members, especially those from marginalised communities

How to Engage Well

We invite you to:

Share Thoughtfully

  • Express your views with respect for the dignity of all people

  • Engage with the content we share rather than attacking the organisation or individuals

  • Ask genuine questions when you want to understand our position better

  • Share your own experiences that contribute meaningfully to the conversation

Communicate Constructively

  • Disagree graciously - robust dialogue is welcome when expressed with kindness

  • Use kind language even when discussing difficult topics

  • Stay on topic and engage with the actual content of posts

  • Assume good intentions in others unless clearly proven otherwise

Build Understanding

  • Share accurate information and cite credible sources when making factual claims

  • Acknowledge complexity in these important justice issues

  • Listen to learn from perspectives different to your own

  • Acknowledge the expertise of those with lived experience of injustice

Respect Boundaries

  • Honour the humanity of all people groups, including Palestinians, tangata whenua, and climate-affected communities

  • Recognise established facts from credible scientific and international bodies

  • Respect our kaupapa - this page exists to share CGA's perspective; persistent attempts to derail our mission aren't constructive

  • Engage in good faith rather than attempting to disrupt conversations

What Happens to Comments That Cross the Line?

This is Common Grace Aotearoa's page, and we maintain it as a space aligned with our values. Comments that don't meet these guidelines may be:

  • Hidden from public view

  • Deleted

  • Reported to Facebook if they violate platform policies

Repeated violations may result in being blocked from the page.

We're a small team without dedicated moderation resources, so we may not respond to every comment or explain every moderation decision. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in keeping this a constructive space.

A Note on Disagreement

We absolutely welcome respectful disagreement with our positions. You can disagree with our stance on climate policy, our theological perspectives, or our advocacy approaches - as long as you do so respectfully and constructively.

What we cannot accommodate is:

  • Denying the humanity and rights of people groups

  • Spreading misinformation contradicting established scientific or historical fact

  • Using dismissive or dehumanising language

  • Coordinated efforts to disrupt our community

Questions?

If you have questions about these guidelines or a moderation decision, you're welcome to send us a private message. While we can't guarantee a response due to capacity constraints, we'll do our best.

Ngā mihi nui - Thank you for being part of building a more just Aotearoa.

These guidelines may be updated periodically. Last updated: October 2025