The imprisoned South Sudanese Pastors have arrived back home in Juba following their release from travel ban which was imposed upon them, just after they were discharged from eight-month incarceration that ended on August 5. Peter Yein Reith, 36, and Yat Michael, 49, were falsely charged with capital crimes in Sudan, and held for "participating in a criminal organization," "disturbing public peace," spying, insulting religious creeds, and execution of criminal conspiracy. The allegations were severe enough to be separately punishable by death, life imprisonment, property confiscation, and up to 40 lashes. However, the judge later released the Pastors after ruling them guilty of lesser crimes, and said that the time they had spent in jail was enough for …show more content…
"Thank God for their arrival home," Michael's wife was quoted as saying to the Morning Star News, which had investigated and broke the news of Pastors' arrest. "This is a great day for our pastors," a church member told the Radio Tamazuj. Expressing relief over his release, Pastor Michael said, "I am feeling free because I was in jail for many months.. I have become like I'm born again." The American Center for Law and Justice wrote an article on its website, announcing the Pastors' release, where Reith said that he was grateful to the people who were used as God's instruments and prayed for them. "We are very happy now we are free because of your prayers.. Thank you for all that you have done for us. God heard your prayers and we are free! With the help of [our attorney] Mohaned [Mustafa] and his team, they do great work for us and God uses him." Michael was apprehended in December when he went to strengthen Khartoum Bahri Evangelical Church, which is frequently harassed by government and threatened with demolition as it is claimed by Muslim investors who want to take it
clergy finally decided to listen to his ideas and many of the accused were released
What I said was altogether false against my grandfather and Mr. Burroughs, which I did to save my life and to have my liberty; but the Lord, charging it to my conscience, made me in so much horror that I could not contain myself before I denied my confession…”(Godbeer 147).
Duggan, STD, Rev. Robert D. Confirmation Filled with the Holy Spirit, they proclaimed the Lord Jesus. Allen, Texas: ColorDynamics, 2006. 48-49. Print.
They were released from prison and sentenced to time served.
Since Burundi’s independence in 1962, there have been two instances of genocide: the 1972 mass killings of Hutus by the Tutsi-dominated government, and the 1993 mass killings of the Tutsis by the Hutu populace. Both of these events in Burundi received different levels of attention by the international community and the western media due to a lack of foreign governmental interest, political distraction, and an unwillingness to acknowledge the severity of these atrocities in Burundi. Interestingly, events of genocide occurring at times without these distractions received more foreign attention than those ignored due to these factors. Because of this, much of the western world is unaware of the Burundian genocide and events similar to it.
VonHofer, H. and R. Marvin. Imprisonment Today and Tomorrow: International perspectives. The Hague, The Neatherlands: Kluwer Law International, 2001. Print.
Scott Hightower’s poem “Father” could be very confusing to interpret. Throughout almost the entirety of the poem the speaker tries to define who his father is by comparing him to various things. As the poem begins the reader is provided with the information that the father “was” all of these things this things that he is being compared to. The constant use of the word “was” gets the reader to think ‘how come the speaker’s father is no longer comparable to these things?’ After the speaker reveals that his father is no longer around, he describes how his father impacted him. Details about the father as well as descriptions of the impacts the father has distraught on the speaker are all presented in metaphors. The repetitive pattern concerning the speaker’s father and the constant use of metaphors gives the reader a sense that the speaker possesses an obsessive trait. As the reader tries to interpret the seemingly endless amount of metaphors, sets of connotative image banks begin to develop in the reader’s mind. Major concepts that are expressed throughout the poem are ideas about what the speaker’s father was like, what he meant to the speaker, and how he influenced the speaker.
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Africa has been an interesting location of conflicts. From the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea to the revolutionary conflict in Libya and Egypt, one of the greatest conflicts is the Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide included two tribes in Rwanda: Tutsis and Hutus. Upon revenge, the Hutus massacred many Tutsis and other Hutus that supported the Tutsis. This gruesome war lasted for a 100 days. Up to this date, there have been many devastating effects on Rwanda and the global community. In addition, many people have not had many acknowledgements for the genocide but from this genocide many lessons have been learned around the world.
“The call is something that is an indescribable joy and an indefinable burden at the same time.” (Bryant and Brunson 2007, 32). There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a congregation of the redeemed moving forward in their faith. However exciting this may be, it is usually not the thrill that propels the pastor in his service. It is the burden placed on the pastor by God that compels him in his work. The pastor understands that he is largely responsible for the work of God being accomplished by his faithfulness to his calling. “All through the Word of God and down through the annals of history, when God has moved it has almost always been attended by the preaching of the Word.” (Bryant and Brunson 2007, 31)
Child soldier is a worldwide issue, but it became most critical in the Africa. Child soldiers are any children under the age of 18 who are recruited by some rebel groups and used as fighters, cooks, messengers, human shields and suicide bombers, some of them even under the aged 10 when they are forced to serve. Physically vulnerable and easily intimidated, children typically make obedient soldiers. Most of them are abducted or recruited by force, and often compelled to follow orders under threat of death. As society breaks down during conflict, leaving children no access to school, driving them from their homes, or separating them from family members, many children feel that rebel groups become their best chance for survival. Others seek escape from poverty or join military forces to avenge family members who have been killed by the war. Sometimes they even forced to commit atrocities against their own family (britjob p 4 ). The horrible and tragic fate of many unfortunate children is set on path of war murders and suffering, more nations should help to prevent these tragedies and to help stop the suffering of these poor, unfortunate an innocent children.
With large prison populations and very little money to spend on rehabilitation, groups like Prison Fellowship will continue to be crucial in the rehabilitation of inmates. Prison ministry is going to continue to grow with in the prison system. With some many being released back into society, many prison officials are worried that the lack of prison rehabilitation programs will cause the recidivism rate to go up. But the strategic use of religion will continue to increase with budget short roles and lack of programing.
The newest country in the world is South Sudan, which gained its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, as a result of a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote. South Sudan is one of the poorest countries in Africa, although it has the third largest oil reserves in Sub-Saharan Africa. Though it is currently a sovereign state, South Sudan still faces issues that can disrupt its stability and eventually lead into the new nation’s first civil war.
However, the Department of Correctional Services at the Kgosi Mampuru II Prison say he was released a day early to avoid a media circus. His family said they are happy he is home and would ensure that he followed all the rules of his parole. Pistorius’ release was made possible by a South African rule in sentencing guidelines, which states that any prisoner that isn’t dangerous to the public should do only one-sixth of any custodial sentence behind bars. During the house arrest he will be allowed to leave the house at specified times to go to work, church, or to buy groceries. Steenkamp Family Reaction as Oscar Pistorius is Released
The five year prison sentence from those charges had not even started, and the ninety day incarceration without trial had just ended, as the government wanted to contain us for as long as possible. ("The Rivonia Trial." Www.ANC.org. The African National Congress, n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2015. .)