Protest against Sudan Government's Persecution of Religions

A demonstration has been held outside the Sudenese Embassy in America in protest against the persecution of Christians and humanitarian aid workers by the Sudenese government.

More than 100 Episcopalians took part in the protest against this infamous nation for its persecution of religions. They sang hymns and waved signs during the demonstration.

Recently the Episcopal Church was expelled from its Khartoum headquarters, and a high school funded by the Episcopal Church was demolished by the government. According to Bishop Gray, Sudanese officials came to the headquarters on May 20th and ordered them to move out. Then officials reportedly ransacked the place and took all their equipment.

The ambassador failed to answer protesters' requests to speak with 3 church officials, and the Sudanese Embassy instead released a statement that the eviction had been executed according to a court order in the legal dispute about the ownership of the property, and that the razed school was being rebuilt at a new location.

However, Russ Randle, a Washington-based lawyer and former missionary in Sudan, said in an interview with The Washington Times, "there is a repeated pattern of destroying church buildings under the pretext of eminent domain and then never giving a permit to build anything new."

Also, John Majok, a former Sudanese refugee who now lives in the United States, said in an interview with the press that he watched his friends and relatives killed simply because they refused to accept "enforced" values of the Islamic culture.

Sudan is a notorious nation for its persecutions of religions. A report released this month by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom states, "the government of Sudan continues severely and systematically to commit violations of freedom of religion and belief, particularly against Christians, disfavored Muslims, and followers of traditional African religions."