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Church of Scotland unites in Zimbabwe plea

The Kirk has united for the first time to call on the UK Government to help find a “political solution” to the crisis in Zimbabwe amid fears of genocide.

The Church of Scotland yesterday resolved to finally take a stand after fellow Christians in the African country urged them to lobby Gordon Brown and his fellow ministers to act before more people die.

The move is a U-turn because the Rev Colin Renwick, convener of the Kirk’s World Mission Council, resisted a call at the General Assembly in Edinburgh last year to denounce the brutal regime, arguing that a statement could “inflame” the situation.

However, delegates – known as commissioners – have now decided to unite to “express outrage and urgent concern” about the suffering being inflicted on Zimbabweans under President Robert Mugabe’s rule.

Full story at the Aberdeen Press & Journal.