I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the Northern
Hemisphere winter season. I know that for some winter can be a bit harsh and unpleasant,
but down here in South Florida it is more enjoyable than our harsh hot summer.
I am still undecided on whether I prefer an extreme winter or an extreme
summer. Anyhow, in this post I just want to share an article from the Anglican Communion
News Service.
The article was posted on January 22, 2019, and it is
titled: Zambian Churches unite in call for an end to the “persecution of
Zimbabwean citizens.” I suppose many in the US are bombarded daily by the media
with stories on Wall Building and Government Shutdowns, and we forget that we
are just one country amongst many on our planet. And, sometimes we are ignorant
about what is going on in other places such as Zimbabwe. The following is an
excerpt from the article:
'“Civil Society in Zambia remains
deeply concerned with the economic meltdown in Zimbabwe and the reported human
rights violations against citizens by the state”, the Zambian NGO joint
statement said. “As civil rights groups, we are particularly concerned with the
reported beatings, arrest and killing of unarmed citizens who were peacefully
demonstrating against the dire economic situation in Zimbabwe. We also take
note that it had to take a Court action to overturn the shutdown of the
internet which had [been done] in an effort to silence the masses (www.anglicannews.org/)."'
I am sure that from just reading this brief excerpt one quickly
understands that something is going on in Zimbabwe. Read the full article at
the link below.
Zambian Churches unite in call for an end to the “persecution of Zimbabwean citizens”: The Council of Churches in Zambia has joined other NGOs and Christian groups to express their “deep concern” about the crisis in Zimbabwe.
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