Coalition Protests Sirleaf’s Visit To Harlem Church

... In the Book of Proverbs 29:7, God said, “The righteous care about justice for the poor”. The poor victims of the Liberian civil war need justice!

October 4, 2012

Dear Reverend Butts:

As an American-based nonviolent human rights advocacy organization, the Coalition for Justice in Liberia (CJL), advocates for justice for the victims of Liberia's 14-year brutal civil conflict. CJL is also committed to informing and educating the American public regarding the continued fragile conditions for sustainable peace in Liberia. Given your longstanding track record as an iconic American institution known for its enviable civil rights' record, CJL finds itself compelled to draw your attention to what may well be an unintentional misstep by your decision to provide a platform of your Sunday services to the president of Liberia, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to speak to your congregation. We are greatly disturbed by this decision to use your pulpit, the most sacred place to preach the words of God, contaminated. We would like to use this medium to register our concerns as well as offer our perspective on the skewed, uninformed, and distorted narrative frequently presented to the American public by the western media on the Liberia civil war and the role of President Sirleaf. Read More

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