As I sit here comfortably in Georgia scanning the news about the horrific events that occur daily in some of the "Outposts of Tyranny," like North Korea, Iran and Zimbabwe, I find it embarrassing how little the MSM pays attention to these cruelties. Instead of focusing on the "Trial of the Century," school teachers sleeping with their students, the 2008 election (I've had enough from the 2004 election.) or protesting mothers, couldn't the media place a bit more coverage on the events in these nations. Luckily, various blogs, web-sites, online publications like National Review Online, the Weekly Standard, Tech Central Station as well as newspapers like the Wall Street Journal seem to be breaking stories on these tyrannous governments. Probably some of the best unreported stories are the one's that involve various Christian groups and members of the clergy who risk their lives and limbs to ensure the oppressed and innocents are protected from the evil leaders of such nations. I'd say that Sue Sprenkle posted a great story over at Christianity Today on the horrible nature of Robert Mugabe and his thugs in Zimbabwe. The article notes that even after launching his "Clean Up the Trash" program, Mugabe has continued to exert his heavy hand against these people he made homeless. Just look at what the "Boss" of Harare continues to do:
Thank G-d we have such brave souls in the Christian community who are actually devoting their time and themselves to actually help his fellow man to combat such evil in the world. Once again, they're are people in this world who have taken up Edmund Burke's challenge of, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." So carry on your vigilant fight and G-d's Speed.Locals are calling this the "African Tsunami." Despite warnings from the Zimbabwean government, churches are scrambling to help the estimated million refugees created by this destruction. A one-room church took in more than 100 refugees in a single day, caring for their needs.
One Christian worker who requested anonymity said, "In some parts of Harare, people have gone to spend the nights in their local churches. People are squeezed into just about every space available. Churches have been openly warned not to help the 'refugees,' but how can you turn down someone who is hungry and homeless?"
But on July 21, riot police and youth militias stormed churches and rounded up hundreds of homeless people, dumping them in rural areas without access to food. Some pastors were arrested in the sweep.
Hat Tip to Jordan J. Ballor at Acton Institute Powerblog.
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