From Texas-Because of political turmoil in Honduras following the arrest of President Manuel Zelaya, members of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Killeen have canceled their annual medical mission trip to the Central American country.
Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, issued a statement last week requesting that people avoid all nonessential travel to the region.
On June 28, soldiers ousted the democratically elected Zelaya before an unpopular constitution referendum went to a vote. The referendum could have allowed the president to run for a second term, which is forbidden by the Honduran constitution. Zelaya, forced into exile in Costa Rica, vowed to stay in power.
"There have been regular demonstrations at the presidential palace in central Tegucigalpa, and streets in the vicinity of many government offices are blocked by police or military," the Embassy statement said.
"When this situation began to develop … our first inclination was to go. A lot of political stuff goes on in the upper echelons and the average Honduran doesn't feel a lot of difference in their life," said the Rev. Paul Moore, the rector at St. Christopher's.
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"On June 28, soldiers ousted the democratically elected Zelaya before an unpopular constitution referendum went to a vote. The referendum could have allowed the president to run for a second term, which is forbidden by the Honduran constitution. Zelaya, forced into exile in Costa Rica, vowed to stay in power"
This is a lie, and the Bible expressly forbids bearing false witness. when you lie, or repete a lie, God is hurt. Please repent in the blood of Jesus and stop your decent into Hell.
Zelaya NEVER had any intention of extending his term as president and the crowds in the streets of Honduras should bear testiment that it was not an "unpopular" consultation (which you called a "referendum")
Zelaya is a devout Christian and your false witness and condemnation of a fellow Christain leaves me hollow. Repent Now and save your soul from hell.
Bud McKinney
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