Friday, March 30, 2012

COP's message to mark Shouter Baptists Day

RING THE BELL FOR JOY AND JUSTICE

The Congress of the People is extremely delighted to extend warm greetings to the Spiritual Shouter Baptist community and indeed the nation, on the occasion of Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day 2012. 


It's a celebration of decades of struggle for respect and just space by our brothers and sisters of the Spiritual Shouter Baptist faith, who have carved a distinctive niche in our national landscape.

The 1917 prohibition order which made it illegal for the faith to openly practice their rituals was repealed on 30th March 1951, satisfying our nation's present constitution of the right to practice the religion of one's choice. 

On March 30th 1996 the flock further rejoiced when the first public holiday was declared ending several decades in the wilderness. It is very important that our young citizens understand the sacrifices that were made by the Spiritual Shouter Baptists.

Their work, message, love and spirituality must be supported. The Government has already made good on the promise to construct a Primary School in Maloney. 

Recently President of the Council of Spiritual Baptists, Episkopus Archbishop Barbara Gray-Burkes stated that many young African males are being lured into a life of crime because they do not have a spiritual foundation. 

Request for Secondary and Tertiary institutions for young members of the faith should be seriously considered, so that the faith can do their part to arrest the threat of social and spiritual decay in our society.

In our celebration and as we approach our 50th Independence Anniversary, let us, "Ring the bell for joy and justice." Let us never forget the pioneering soldiers of the faith who have become role models of our country.

Happy Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day 2012 and may Almighty God bless us all.

Prakash Ramadhar | Political Leader

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