Allan Boesak
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
June 4, 1989
7 pages
Sermon at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Millions of Black South Africans, who have long been oppressed, have not given up hope that this God of justice in whom we believe is a God who takes sides and has already made the choice for freedom for his people. The Church in South Africa still lives and witnesses under a State of Emergency that gives the Minister of Law and Order or for that matter any policeman unfettered powers. What hope is there when children can be mowed down on the streets of Soweto, and Gugulethu, and Kwa-Nobuhle, and other places like flies? What hope is there when more people were put in prison than ever before, 40% of them children under 18 years old? Neutrality...
Sermon at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Millions of Black South Africans, who have long been oppressed, have not given up hope that this God of justice in whom we believe is a God who takes sides and has already made the choice for freedom for his people. The Church in South Africa still lives and witnesses under a State of Emergency that gives the Minister of Law and Order or for that matter any policeman unfettered powers. What hope is there when children can be mowed down on the streets of Soweto, and Gugulethu, and Kwa-Nobuhle, and other places like flies? What hope is there when more people were put in prison than ever before, 40% of them children under 18 years old? Neutrality is no longer an option. Western governments must support sanctions.
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Used by permission of a former member of Rhode Island Divest.
