The Church speaks out in the media

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Others are fearful that Lyn-Sue's confession provided police detractors, human rights people and police haters with ammunition to attack their credibility and further destroy the image of the constabulary. This statement, in addition to the others expressing irritation at Lyn-Sue, have done more damage to the credibility and image of the constabulary than the confession.

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LINSTEAD, St Catherine - Ministers of religion with tarnished reputations and who have miserably failed God, are being urged to confess their sins before a truth and reconciliation committee and immediately leave the ministry.

The call came on Sunday from the outspoken founder of the Love and Faith World Outreach Ministries, Pastor Neville Owens, as he delivered a message at the Bread of Life Ministries (BOLM) Church in Vanity Fair in Linstead, St Catherine, during an appreciation service to honour Reverend Sophia Azan, BOLM minister and Custos Rotulorum for St Catherine.

Pastor Owens on Sunday bundled some of his colleagues with politicians, describing them as being greedy, corrupt, covetous, envious and divisive.

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Christians in Spanish Town protested against the violence in their community. I'm glad they came out in such significant numbers. Their show of strength should drive fear into the hearts of gunmen.

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"I call on all the gunmen to turn over your guns, to forgive and let God take control of your lives. Do it for the adults. Do it for the children. Do it for Jesus' sake and the reason He went to Gethsemane for all mankind," urged the child.

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If only they would listen to the children.

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The Church in Kingston and Montego Bay, St James, is vigorously rallying against the violence occurring in the capitals.

Under siege from the bloodletting in the Second City, a number of placard-bearing women from the Mount Salem Open Bible Church protested peacefully yesterday along the Howard Cooke Boulevard and Fort Street intersection in Montego Bay.

Calling for a return to the days when the town held a reputation as 'The Friendly City', the women said Montego Bay had lost its renowned name, taking on the title 'Bloody City'.

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Abortion Policy Review

The pertinent Joint Select Committee of Parliament meets for the second time this THURSDAY July 10 at 2:00 pm. The committee will first hear from the persons who made the recommendation for abortioned to be legalized (members of the now defunct Abortion Policy Review Advisory Committee).

The presence of the Church as represented by about 25 persons last week, had noticeable impact on the proceedings. We would like to see more persons EVERY WEEK. It means much as a witness by presence. Please attend if you can--pastors and members, especially young persons. Remember no jeans on sneakers; you will be denied entry as three persons were last week.

The next scheduled sittings are: Thursday July 17 at 10:00 am, and Thursday July 24 at 10:00 am. The Lord bless you!

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OUTSPOKEN Adventist pastor Lorenzo King yesterday demanded that Prime Minister Bruce Golding tell the nation the "full, stinking truth" about the unfolding Manatt, Phelps & Phillips affair that has engulfed the governing party and triggered a chorus of cries for his resignation.

"We are saying to the nation, we are saying to the people of God, we want the truth; the stinking truth, because out of that will come the resurrection," King boomed, to overwhelming shouts of approval from the congregation.

"The truth is a weapon of evil when possessed by wicked people. We want the truth, we want all the truth that sets us free," King said, while expressing his distrust of official statements issued by governments in general.

Before delving into his sermon, King and the church choir held high placards that read, 'We want truth', which was also the theme of his sermon.

The pastor said he was willing to demonstrate along the roadway for the truth and asked for volunteers from the congregation. He also called for the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission, similar to that formed in South Africa after the end of decades of apartheid, so governments' misdeeds can be ventilated to facilitate "healing and progress".

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Preach it Pastor! Preach it!

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So Pastor Kings says the Observer misrepresented what he said:

The following is the full text of Pastor Lorenzo King's letter to the Observer.

I write in response to your front page story under the headline 'Give the full stinking truth, PM', in which my sermon yesterday (May 15) has been totally misrepresented and placed out of context by your reporter.

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The Observer published their transcript of the Pastor's sermon.

Excerpts of the verbatim text of Pastor Lorenzo King's sermon delivered last Saturday at Andrews Memorial Church in Kingston and recorded by Observer reporter Paul Henry. The entire sermon was too long for publication. However, we have pulled the sections relevant to Pastor King's complaint. Some sections of the recording are inaudible and have been so noted.

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