Comments on: More steel in the men of God: Despite police threats the Church goes ahead with Commemoration http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/415 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mr. Makumbirofa http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/415#comment-16944 Mr. Makumbirofa Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:18:06 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=415#comment-16944 Genocide in Zimbabwe While South African ruling politicians are permitting mass murder of unborn children, their counterparts in Zimbabwe are deliberately starving millions into submission. Some people can refuse that genocide is taking place in Zimbabwe. The international Criminal Court (ICC) have accepted the definition of genocide as "the intention to destroy in whole or in part, a national, ethnically, racial or religious group, as such" Some leading authority have defined genocide as "the deliberate killing of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or (sometimes) politics, as well as other deliberate action(s) leading to the physical elimination of the above categories." The media report that, thousands are dying every day due to starvation and diseases on contrary food & medical aid is being denied entry into Zimbabwe. In 2002 the Catholic Institute for International Relations in its report has stated that, ''Two thousand people per week were dying from HIV/AIDS in 2002 and the figure is now more than 3,500. Life expectancy has dropped to 35 years from 65 in 1990." The government of Zimbabwe has destroyed means of live hood for millions by invading productive farms, embezzling public funds, destroying informal traders, destroying companies, and destroying homes for millions of people. Murder is murder even if the government kills through denying food aid and medical assistance. The reason is that people no longer want the ruling government. And majority of people who are supporting the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) are Christians. Didymus Mutasa, the administrative Secretary of Mr. Mugabe’s ruling Zanu Pf, has declared: "We would be better off with only six million people… who support the liberation struggle… we don’t want all these extra people" What do you think there are doing to those extra millions (majority of them are Chrisitans) they do not want? Killing them. How? Starving them to death. Depriving hospitals of medicine. Forbidding food aid into the country. Torturing them and imprisoning them. Assassinating many. The government of Zimbabwe is actively doing this. Most people are not interested in what is taking place in Zimbabwe. Most Churches (Zimbabwean and South African) are silent in face of the genocide-taking place in Zimbabwe. Genocide is genocide even if the government use cunning means like starvation through destroying means of live hood and refusing food aid into the country. In these dark times South African and Zimbabwean Churches have an obligation to expose the genocide-taking place and to teach people to pray accordingly. I don't understand why Churches and Christians are not interested in rescuing those who are being lead to death in Zimbabwe. Mobilize prayer for the oppressed in Zimbabwe. Send relief aid: food, medicine, blankets and clothes for the starving. We will do a wise and prayerfully distribution to those who are in desperate need. Write letters to your politicians (in whatever country you are) urging them to act and save lives in Zimbabwe. One person can make a difference. Please act now, time has run out. "Rescue those who are being lead to death…"Proverbs 24:11. Collen Makumbirofa Foundation of Reason & Justice P.O. BOX 61885 Marshall Town 2107 South Africa Email: infoforjustice@fastermail.com Web: www.zimbabwehope.org Published by: Foundation of Reason & Justice. Permission to reproduce is granted provided due acknowledgement is given.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('16944','Mr. Makumbirofa'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('16944','Mr. Makumbirofa','Genocide in Zimbabwe \r\n\r\nWhile South African ruling politicians are permitting mass murder of unborn children, their counterparts in Zimbabwe are deliberately starving millions into submission. \r\n\r\nSome people can refuse that genocide is taking place in Zimbabwe. The international Criminal Court (ICC) have accepted the definition of genocide as \"the intention to destroy in whole or in part, a national, ethnically, racial or religious group, as such\" \r\n\r\nSome leading authority have defined genocide as \"the deliberate killing of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or (sometimes) politics, as well as other deliberate action(s) leading to the physical elimination of the above categories.\" \r\n\r\nThe media report that, thousands are dying every day due to starvation and diseases on contrary food &amp; medical aid is being denied entry into Zimbabwe. In 2002 the Catholic Institute for International Relations in its report has stated that, \'\'Two thousand people per week were dying from HIV\/AIDS in 2002 and the figure is now more than 3,500. Life expectancy has dropped to 35 years from 65 in 1990.\" \r\n\r\nThe government of Zimbabwe has destroyed means of live hood for millions by invading productive farms, embezzling public funds, destroying informal traders, destroying companies, and destroying homes for millions of people. Murder is murder even if the government kills through denying food aid and medical assistance. The reason is that people no longer want the ruling government. And majority of people who are supporting the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) are Christians.\r\n \r\nDidymus Mutasa, the administrative Secretary of Mr. Mugabeâs ruling Zanu Pf, has declared:\r\n \r\n\"We would be better off with only six million people⦠who support the liberation struggle⦠we donât want all these extra people\" \r\n \r\nWhat do you think there are doing to those extra millions (majority of them are Chrisitans) they do not want? Killing them. How? Starving them to death. Depriving hospitals of medicine. Forbidding food aid into the country. Torturing them and imprisoning them. Assassinating many. The government of Zimbabwe is actively doing this.\r\n\r\n \r\nMost people are not interested in what is taking place in Zimbabwe. Most Churches (Zimbabwean and South African) are silent in face of the genocide-taking place in Zimbabwe. Genocide is genocide even if the government use cunning means like starvation through destroying means of live hood and refusing food aid into the country.\r\n \r\n In these dark times South African and Zimbabwean Churches have an obligation to expose the genocide-taking place and to teach people to pray accordingly. I don\'t understand why Churches and Christians are not interested in rescuing those who are being lead to death in Zimbabwe.\r\n \r\nMobilize prayer for the oppressed in Zimbabwe. Send relief aid: food, medicine, blankets and clothes for the starving. We will do a wise and prayerfully distribution to those who are in desperate need. Write letters to your politicians (in whatever country you are) urging them to act and save lives in Zimbabwe. One person can make a difference.\r\n \r\n Please act now, time has run out.\r\n \r\n\"Rescue those who are being lead to deathâ¦\"Proverbs 24:11. \r\n \r\nCollen Makumbirofa\r\nFoundation of Reason &amp; Justice\r\nP.O. BOX 61885\r\nMarshall Town 2107\r\nSouth Africa\r\nEmail: infoforjustice@fastermail.com\r\nWeb: www.zimbabwehope.org \r\n \r\nPublished by: Foundation of Reason &amp; Justice. Permission to reproduce is granted provided due acknowledgement is given.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Genocide in Zimbabwe

While South African ruling politicians are permitting mass murder of unborn children, their counterparts in Zimbabwe are deliberately starving millions into submission.

Some people can refuse that genocide is taking place in Zimbabwe. The international Criminal Court (ICC) have accepted the definition of genocide as “the intention to destroy in whole or in part, a national, ethnically, racial or religious group, as such”

Some leading authority have defined genocide as “the deliberate killing of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or (sometimes) politics, as well as other deliberate action(s) leading to the physical elimination of the above categories.”

The media report that, thousands are dying every day due to starvation and diseases on contrary food & medical aid is being denied entry into Zimbabwe. In 2002 the Catholic Institute for International Relations in its report has stated that, ”Two thousand people per week were dying from HIV/AIDS in 2002 and the figure is now more than 3,500. Life expectancy has dropped to 35 years from 65 in 1990.”

The government of Zimbabwe has destroyed means of live hood for millions by invading productive farms, embezzling public funds, destroying informal traders, destroying companies, and destroying homes for millions of people. Murder is murder even if the government kills through denying food aid and medical assistance. The reason is that people no longer want the ruling government. And majority of people who are supporting the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) are Christians.

Didymus Mutasa, the administrative Secretary of Mr. Mugabe’s ruling Zanu Pf, has declared:

“We would be better off with only six million people… who support the liberation struggle… we don’t want all these extra people”

What do you think there are doing to those extra millions (majority of them are Chrisitans) they do not want? Killing them. How? Starving them to death. Depriving hospitals of medicine. Forbidding food aid into the country. Torturing them and imprisoning them. Assassinating many. The government of Zimbabwe is actively doing this.

Most people are not interested in what is taking place in Zimbabwe. Most Churches (Zimbabwean and South African) are silent in face of the genocide-taking place in Zimbabwe. Genocide is genocide even if the government use cunning means like starvation through destroying means of live hood and refusing food aid into the country.

In these dark times South African and Zimbabwean Churches have an obligation to expose the genocide-taking place and to teach people to pray accordingly. I don’t understand why Churches and Christians are not interested in rescuing those who are being lead to death in Zimbabwe.

Mobilize prayer for the oppressed in Zimbabwe. Send relief aid: food, medicine, blankets and clothes for the starving. We will do a wise and prayerfully distribution to those who are in desperate need. Write letters to your politicians (in whatever country you are) urging them to act and save lives in Zimbabwe. One person can make a difference.

Please act now, time has run out.

“Rescue those who are being lead to death…”Proverbs 24:11.

Collen Makumbirofa
Foundation of Reason & Justice
P.O. BOX 61885
Marshall Town 2107
South Africa
Email: infoforjustice@fastermail.com
Web: http://www.zimbabwehope.org

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]]> By: Enough is Enough » Cross Posted on Global Voices http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/415#comment-2562 Enough is Enough » Cross Posted on Global Voices Mon, 29 May 2006 14:10:48 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=415#comment-2562 [...] …The government isn’t pursuing any long-term development or assistance project here. But sadly, by not integrating an element of resistance and defiance into the “commemorations,” civil society also will not move towards the long term programme it needs to see genuine democratic change in Zimbabwe. It seems like Zimbabweans are more and more trapped in our own victimhood. We say that things will change when the old man dies. Or that God is watching, and won’t let our suffering continue forever. But there is not the spirit of defiance that is essential if things like collective non violent action are ever to succeed here. As a friend of mine said the other day, “we’re missing the belief that we deserve better. And that we have the right to demand it.” Over at This is Zimbabwe, the commemoration events were cast acts of defiance in themselves. This post, replete with pictures, honors those who did take a moment to remember the Murambatsvina’s hapless victims and explains that the few people that did turn out for the march did so in the face assured police action; Church leaders in Zimbabwe’s second city, Bulawayo, achieved a remarkable victory today in keeping to their original plan to stage a peaceful protest march and hold public prayers, despite the most severe intimidation from Mugabe’s security forces. Many similar events planned by churches and civic groups in other parts of the country to commemorate the anniversary of the regime’s infamous Operation Murambatsvina were either called off or postponed in the face of massive police intimidation. But the steely resolve of the pastors leading an informal group called Churches in Bulawayo, and the courage of several hundred church members who turned out in support enabled the Bulawayo protest to go ahead notwithstanding. Zimpundit, at Enough is Enough expresses reservations about commemorating Murambatsvina now, We’re still reeling from the problem of Murambatsvina, you still hear reports of police inadvertently raiding markets, and we still have the same brute leadership. We’re trying to work on this here problem, we haven’t given up yet. We’re not quite ready to even think of giving up yet. [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2562','Enough is Enough &raquo; Cross Posted on Global Voices'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2562','Enough is Enough &raquo; Cross Posted on Global Voices','&#91;...&#93; &#8230;The government isnât pursuing any long-term development or assistance project here. But sadly, by not integrating an element of resistance and defiance into the âcommemorations,â civil society also will not move towards the long term programme it needs to see genuine democratic change in Zimbabwe. It seems like Zimbabweans are more and more trapped in our own victimhood. We say that things will change when the old man dies. Or that God is watching, and wonât let our suffering continue forever. But there is not the spirit of defiance that is essential if things like collective non violent action are ever to succeed here. As a friend of mine said the other day, âweâre missing the belief that we deserve better. And that we have the right to demand it.â Over at This is Zimbabwe, the commemoration events were cast acts of defiance in themselves. This post, replete with pictures, honors those who did take a moment to remember the Murambatsvina&#8217;s hapless victims and explains that the few people that did turn out for the march did so in the face assured police action; Church leaders in Zimbabweâs second city, Bulawayo, achieved a remarkable victory today in keeping to their original plan to stage a peaceful protest march and hold public prayers, despite the most severe intimidation from Mugabeâs security forces. Many similar events planned by churches and civic groups in other parts of the country to commemorate the anniversary of the regimeâs infamous Operation Murambatsvina were either called off or postponed in the face of massive police intimidation. But the steely resolve of the pastors leading an informal group called Churches in Bulawayo, and the courage of several hundred church members who turned out in support enabled the Bulawayo protest to go ahead notwithstanding. Zimpundit, at Enough is Enough expresses reservations about commemorating Murambatsvina now, Weâre still reeling from the problem of Murambatsvina, you still hear reports of police inadvertently raiding markets, and we still have the same brute leadership. Weâre trying to work on this here problem, we havenât given up yet. Weâre not quite ready to even think of giving up yet. &#91;...&#93;'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> [...] …The government isn’t pursuing any long-term development or assistance project here. But sadly, by not integrating an element of resistance and defiance into the “commemorations,” civil society also will not move towards the long term programme it needs to see genuine democratic change in Zimbabwe. It seems like Zimbabweans are more and more trapped in our own victimhood. We say that things will change when the old man dies. Or that God is watching, and won’t let our suffering continue forever. But there is not the spirit of defiance that is essential if things like collective non violent action are ever to succeed here. As a friend of mine said the other day, “we’re missing the belief that we deserve better. And that we have the right to demand it.” Over at This is Zimbabwe, the commemoration events were cast acts of defiance in themselves. This post, replete with pictures, honors those who did take a moment to remember the Murambatsvina’s hapless victims and explains that the few people that did turn out for the march did so in the face assured police action; Church leaders in Zimbabwe’s second city, Bulawayo, achieved a remarkable victory today in keeping to their original plan to stage a peaceful protest march and hold public prayers, despite the most severe intimidation from Mugabe’s security forces. Many similar events planned by churches and civic groups in other parts of the country to commemorate the anniversary of the regime’s infamous Operation Murambatsvina were either called off or postponed in the face of massive police intimidation. But the steely resolve of the pastors leading an informal group called Churches in Bulawayo, and the courage of several hundred church members who turned out in support enabled the Bulawayo protest to go ahead notwithstanding. Zimpundit, at Enough is Enough expresses reservations about commemorating Murambatsvina now, We’re still reeling from the problem of Murambatsvina, you still hear reports of police inadvertently raiding markets, and we still have the same brute leadership. We’re trying to work on this here problem, we haven’t given up yet. We’re not quite ready to even think of giving up yet. [...]
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]]> By: Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft»Blog Archive » “WE STILL REMEMBER!” http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/415#comment-2179 Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft»Blog Archive » “WE STILL REMEMBER!” Sun, 21 May 2006 13:52:09 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=415#comment-2179 [...] Despite police threats the Church goes ahead with Commemoration Church leaders in Zimbabwe’s second city, Bulawayo, achieved a remarkable victory today in keeping to their original plan to stage a peaceful protest march and hold public prayers, despite the most severe intimidation from Mugabe’s security forces. Many similar events planned by churches and civic groups in other parts of the country to commemorate the anniversary of the regime’s infamous Operation Murambatsvina were either called off or postponed in the face of massive police intimidation. --- [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2179','Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft&raquo;Blog Archive &raquo; &#8220;WE STILL REMEMBER!&#8221;'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2179','Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft&raquo;Blog Archive &raquo; &#8220;WE STILL REMEMBER!&#8221;','&#91;...&#93; Despite police threats the Church goes ahead with Commemoration Church leaders in Zimbabweâs second city, Bulawayo, achieved a remarkable victory today in keeping to their original plan to stage a peaceful protest march and hold public prayers, despite the most severe intimidation from Mugabeâs security forces. Many similar events planned by churches and civic groups in other parts of the country to commemorate the anniversary of the regimeâs infamous Operation Murambatsvina were either called off or postponed in the face of massive police intimidation. --- &#91;...&#93;'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> [...] Despite police threats the Church goes ahead with Commemoration Church leaders in Zimbabwe’s second city, Bulawayo, achieved a remarkable victory today in keeping to their original plan to stage a peaceful protest march and hold public prayers, despite the most severe intimidation from Mugabe’s security forces. Many similar events planned by churches and civic groups in other parts of the country to commemorate the anniversary of the regime’s infamous Operation Murambatsvina were either called off or postponed in the face of massive police intimidation. — [...]
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