Churches' Statement on Zimbabwe
By Christian Aid
Submitted: 4/23/2008

One of Christian Aid's partners, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, is among the church groups warning of impending genocide if nothing is done to help the people of Zimbabwe. Read their statement below:

(Concern over the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe: message from the heads of Christian denominations in Zimbabwe)

As the shepherds of the people, we, Church leaders of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ), the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) and the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), express our deep concern over the deteriorating political, security, economic and human rights situation in Zimbabwe following the March 29, 2008 national elections. Before the elections, we issued statements urging Zimbabweans to conduct themselves peacefully and with tolerance towards those who held different views and political affiliation from one’s own. After the elections, we issued statements commending Zimbabweans for the generally peaceful and politically mature manner in which they conducted themselves before, during and soon after the elections. Reports that are coming through to us from our Churches and members throughout the country indicate that the peaceful environment has, regrettably, changed:

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