Sponsored by the Institute on Religion and Democracy and Truro Church in Alexandria, Va., the vigil was intended to raise awareness of Islamic persecution of Christians in Southern Sudan. They hope they can convince doubters who have heard about the atrocities, but who can't believe they really happen. It is my obligation to educate American society. I wanted this conference to take our suffering as their suffering. He and others urged Episcopalians to write to government leaders, pressing them to take action.
People see no hope in humanity, and therefore they are turning in great numbers to the church.
Jimmy Mulla also urged divestment from oil companies that do business with the Sudanese government. He would like to see the campaign for Sudan catch momentum in the United States just as the earlier anti-apartheid movement focused attention on South Africa. Mulla came to America as a refugee from Cairo after participating in student protests against the Sudanese government. You are blessed with everything. Armstrong, a Presbyterian, echoed Munde's words as he quoted the scriptural dictum that much will be required of those to whom much is given.