Churches in Zambia Unite on the Persecution Issue in Zimbabwe

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.

Reference:

https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2019/01/zambian-churches-unite-in-call-for-an-end-to-the-persecution-of-zimbabwean-citizens.aspx.