Christian evangelists acquitted in Tanzania
by Staff
September 10, 2010
(christiansunite.com) - On August 12, a court in Tanzania acquitted two evangelists of "illegal preaching." Eleutery Kobelo and Cecil Simbaulanga were arrested in October 2009 after Muslims invited them to participate in a religious debate. The Christians reported that no Muslims showed up at the site of the supposed inter-faith debate until they arrived with government security agents who charged them with "using religious sermons to incite Muslims and Christians into viewing each other with suspicion."
The accusers had claimed that the Christians' message that Jesus is God had annoyed Muslims and therefore disrupted a peaceful coexistence between the two faiths. During the 10 months of hearings, the Muslims reportedly failed to show up in court to support their allegation of illegal preaching.
"We are grateful that the court has done justice and made its ruling based on Tanzania's constitution that allows for freedom of religion and assembly," Eleutery shared. "We thank the Christians worldwide for praying for us." (Source: Compass Direct)
Praise God that these Christians have been acquitted. Please continue to pray for Christians in Tanzania who face opposition for their faith. Pray that Eleutery, Cecil and believers throughout the country will confidently entrust themselves to Christ so that they can preach the gospel without hesitation (2 Timothy 1:7-12).
