| Pastors struggle to religious discrimination and social violence in Mexico |
| Tuesday, 25 January 2011 09:46 |
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MEXICO, 1/18/2011 (Christian Post / Mundo Cristiano / ProtestanteDigital.com) Given the crime wave affecting large parts of Mexico, the National Fraternity of Evangelical Christian Churches of that country (Confraternice) launched a call on the government to end violence by investing in social programs. Along with this social, religious intolerance in Mexico has led to create the First Forum on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination will be held at the premises of the Chamber of Deputies. Pastor Arturo Farela Gutierrez Confraternice president, called for the remainder of this administration, the change of strategy and the federal government avoque "employment and education, social justice, and also provided to civil society the tools necessary to dwell on social programs. " Gutierrez said they are confident that these measures will "prevent the death of 30,000 Mexicans." The pastor then referred to crimes against evangelicals working in drug rehabilitation programs and recalled the recent intrusions rehabilitation centers run by churches. "The massacres in rehabilitation centers, most of them evangelical Christians, in Tijuana, Tepic, Tamaulipas, and especially in Ciudad Juarez, have not intimidated our community to follow in the evangelizing work, pulling people from the clutches of evil and returning their families and society, "he said. TRAINING FOR PASTORS TO RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE After more than 200 cases of intolerance and religious discrimination recorded in the current presidential term, and no interest in punishing and avoided by the Federal Government, the federal deputy Brindis Rosario Alvarez, has organized the first forum to train religious ministers and Protestant leaders to effectively denounce the incident to appropriate authorities. The First Forum on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination will be held on Friday January 28 at the premises of the Chamber of Deputies, an event which have confirmed their attendance at least 80 pastors across the country, especially in states where there conflict zones. Toast Deputy Alvarez, a member of the Human Rights Commission of the current Legislature, lawmakers mentioned before under the 150 Anniversary of Religious Freedom in Mexico who "have documented over 225 cases of intolerance and religious discrimination that occurred in the last four years ... ranging from murder to the expulsion of federal school children by their different ideological preferences. " Therefore considered to carry out these forums and workshops will be useful for ministers of religion who want to complain and they repaired the damage to its conclusion, the refusal of some authorities to receive complaints related. The first forum is the beginning of a series of activities designed to train worship leaders and ministers whose congregations are suffering or have suffered the violation of individual rights on grounds of religion, up to repair the damage. Participate on Friday 28 January, the National Human Rights Commission, the National Council to Prevent Discrimination and specialists in the field. Source: Christian Post / Mundo Cristiano / Oscar Moha - Issue: ProtestanteDigital.com |