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Christians in Bamenda unit to seek justice


Christians from the Cameroon Baptist Convention CBC, The Presbytarian Church in Cameroon PCC and The Roman Catholic Church have resolve to unit in search for justice in Cameroon particularly within the ongoing armed conflict and socio political unrest in the North West and South West Regions.
The over six resolutions all connected to fighting injustice as a way to peace were arrived Friday January 25 at PCC Ntamulung during an ecumenical prayer session to mark the end of Week-long prayers for Christian Unity.



Assembling under the theme “Justice, Only Justice, You Shall Pursue” drawn from Deuteronomy 16:20, the speakers during the separate events organized in the different participating churches highlighted the need to promote truth, equality and unity.


Amongst the resolutions arrived at the end of the week, where to always as Christian denounce just every an act of injustice is noticed with a chant from the first to notice “Justice” and any other Christian is expected to answer  “only justice we want.” They also resolved that all Christian with issues in court against each other should withdraw such matters and bring to the church to find a solution as the Bible demands. 


On matters of truth, the Christians resolved to go back to the traditional adage that says “speak the truth and shame the devil.” By this it is a resolve to always be on the side of truth no matter the difficulty and situation. 


The come together by the mainstream churches in the city to pray for peace and enforce Christian unity comes in a particular context considering the crisis in the North West and South West which is affecting the entire country. 


With this in mind, the Christians also resolved to be one and others keeper. By this they want a situation where if a Christian especially religious or clergy is unjustly arrested or abducted or attacked, everyone who believe in the force of Christian Unity to standup for such a person and demand for justice for such a person. 


The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is observed from January 18 to 25 following the proposal of Servant of God, Fr. Paul Wattson, Founder of the Society of the Atonement in1908 by, to cover the original days of the Feasts of the Chair of St. Peter (January 18) and the Conversion of St. Paul (January 25), and therefore have a symbolic significance.

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