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Faith Leaders Urge Feds to Investigate Murder of Street Preachers |
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Written by Christian Newswire
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
The
cold blooded killing of two young Christian street preachers in
Boynton
Beach is being treated by police as a gang related incident,
but faith
leaders believe religion played an important role.
They are urging US Attorney General to launch a civil rights investigation.
Florida,
Feb. 23
/Christian Newswire/ -- "The gruesome murder of Tire
Sifra and Steven Ocean while sharing the Word of God
in their neighborhood has raised some very serious
civil rights issues," said Dr. Gary Cass of the Christian
Anti-Defamation Commission. "If they were targeted
for their exercising their religion then their murder is
not simply routine gang violence but raises important
matters of civil rights. We have sent a letter to US
Attorney General Eric Holder asking for an
investigation." See letter at
www.defendchristians.org.
"We are pleading with the city of Boynton Beach, do
not sweep the faith issue under the carpet," Rev. Pat
Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition. "We want
the police to ask questions about religious issues
involved here. We just don't want them to say this is
just another episode of gang violence."
The killings of Sifra (25) and Ocean (24) took place in
Boynton Beach, Florida on January 30th. A suspect,
Jeriah Woody, has been arrested and charged with
two counts of first degree murder. According to the
pastor of their church, Sifra and Ocean had been out
of gangs for years and were frequently in public
sharing their faith. The killings have created a climate
of fear in their church.
A rally has been planned for May to honor the lives of
Sifra and Ocean and to make a stand for the gospel in
Boynton Beach.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 February 2010 )
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