Isaiah’s Cry

I can’t tell you how excited I was to read that the archbishops in the Worldwide Anglican Communion recently issued a statement requesting that President Mugabe of Zimbabwe step down from his role. They recognized that his leadership has been one of oppression, killing, secret kidnappings, threats and simply put, human rights violations. They also stated that his position as president at this time is illegitimate considering that he lost last year’s election. These archbishops have called upon the various leaders in the Anglican world as well as the laypersons in the church to speak out on this issue and to provide for the physical needs of the people of Zimbabwe.

Wednesday, February 25th, which is Ash Wednesday, has been designated by them as a day to stand in support of Zimbabweans who have long been oppressed and to pray for them.

February 23rd, 2009 | Category: Current Events | Subscribe to comments | Comments are currently closed | Trackback URL