05.04.2007
Sierra Leonean Bishop Welcomes Use of Krio Language to Fight Violence against Women
At the launch of the Krio language version of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) document Churches Say 'No' to Violence against Women, Sierra Leonean Lutheran Bishop Tom Barnett said he particularly welcomed the use of this significant historical language to fight a societal evil."Krio language was born out of the evil and inhuman slave trade in this sub-region more than 200 years ago. It is only logical that it should be used to fight another evil-violence against women," said Barnett, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone, at the launch of the document in Freetown, Sierra Leone on 21 February. The event coincided with a Lutheran Communion in Western Africa (LUCWA) sub-regional women's consultation.
Titled CHUЭCH SE "N" TO BAD TRITMΣNT AGENS UMAN the Krio language version brings to 27 the number of translations made of the LWF document, originally produced by the desk for Women in Church Society (WICAS) in the Department for Mission and Development. Published in 2001, the LWF working document proposes ways in which women, men and faith communities could work together to fight violence against women in church and society. It is an LWF contribution to the ecumenical "Decade to Overcome Violence: Churches Seeking Reconciliation and Peace (2001-2010)" and UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World."
The WICAS/LUCWA regional coordinator Rev. Marie J. Barnett, commended the LWF desk for enhancing inclusiveness within the Lutheran communion by reaching out to those who could not read the LWF official language versions-English, German, French or Spanish.
Ms Priscilla Singh, LWF/WICAS executive secretary emphasized the church leaders' role in publicly condemning violence against women. (293 words)
To order copies of Churches Say 'No' to Violence against Women please contact Ms Priscilla Singh at: prs@lutheranworld.org or The LWF Department for Mission and Development, 150 route de Ferney, P. O. Box 2100, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland, Tel. +41/22-791 61 11, Fax +41/22-791 64 01.
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