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MONROVIA, February 21, 2012 (CISA) -The Liberia Restoration to Christian Heritage Committee (LRCHC), leading a campaign to return Liberia to a Christian state launched a rally on Saturday, February 18, 2012 to muster one million signatures to petition the Liberian Legislature.
Sources reported that thousands of Liberians trooped at the kickoff ceremony held outside of the Old Providence Baptist Church in Monrovia to append their signatures.
As early as 7am Saturday, volunteers of the Liberia Restoration to Christian Heritage Committee gathered around the Baptist edifice where people were already in queues to sign.
Among the first batch of signatories were police and military officers fully dressed in their uniforms as well as some members of the House of Representatives and other public officials.
At a recent Church ceremony in Monrovia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared that Liberia is predominantly a Christian State, but was accommodating other religions.
Supporters of the campaign displayed their 2011 Voter’s Registration Cards and mobile phone numbers as they signed the document.
The organization’s Chairperson Jonah Woiwor, told reporters the campaign, which does not oppose the existence of other religions here, was spontaneously launched within all 17 districts of Montserrado County.
“Being that we do not want to make this task a Monrovia or Montserrado County affairs, hundreds of our volunteers were dispatched to other parts of the country to gather signatures”, said Woiwor.
“As required by law, to overturn any constitutional clause, the citizens must gather 10,000 signatures. Because of the overwhelming nature of the campaign, we are gathering one million signatures,” Woiwor said.
According to a statement issued last Friday, the Council of Churches and the Baptist Church denied being part of the campaign and its real motive. However, despite these institutions distancing themselves from the process, their individual members turned out in their thousands to sign the document. http://www.cisanewsafrica.com/
Cisa News
MONROVIA, February 21, 2012 (CISA) -The Liberia Restoration to Christian Heritage Committee (LRCHC), leading a campaign to return Liberia to a Christian state launched a rally on Saturday, February 18, 2012 to muster one million signatures to petition the Liberian Legislature.Sources reported that thousands of Liberians trooped at the kickoff ceremony held outside of the Old Providence Baptist Church in Monrovia to append their signatures.
As early as 7am Saturday, volunteers of the Liberia Restoration to Christian Heritage Committee gathered around the Baptist edifice where people were already in queues to sign.
Among the first batch of signatories were police and military officers fully dressed in their uniforms as well as some members of the House of Representatives and other public officials.
At a recent Church ceremony in Monrovia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared that Liberia is predominantly a Christian State, but was accommodating other religions.
Supporters of the campaign displayed their 2011 Voter’s Registration Cards and mobile phone numbers as they signed the document.
The organization’s Chairperson Jonah Woiwor, told reporters the campaign, which does not oppose the existence of other religions here, was spontaneously launched within all 17 districts of Montserrado County.
“Being that we do not want to make this task a Monrovia or Montserrado County affairs, hundreds of our volunteers were dispatched to other parts of the country to gather signatures”, said Woiwor.
“As required by law, to overturn any constitutional clause, the citizens must gather 10,000 signatures. Because of the overwhelming nature of the campaign, we are gathering one million signatures,” Woiwor said.
According to a statement issued last Friday, the Council of Churches and the Baptist Church denied being part of the campaign and its real motive. However, despite these institutions distancing themselves from the process, their individual members turned out in their thousands to sign the document. http://www.cisanewsafrica.com/
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