Three church groups in Zimbabwe have prepared a document, “The Zimbabwe We Want”, calling for renewal of the country’s political culture, which has come to be dominated by verbal abuse, intimidation, and violence.  The document was presented to dictator President Robert Mugabe a few days ago.

Church leaders told Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe on Friday that he was presiding over a regime characterised by lawlessness, bigotry and political intolerance.

Speaking at the launch of a document which suggested solutions to the mounting crises facing the southern African nation, three of the country's top clergymen said it was time Mugabe mended his relations with the West.
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The document was put together by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference, Zimbabwe Council of Churches and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe.
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Church leaders in Zimbabwe have been some of the most outspoken critics of Mugabe's 26-year rule. In particular, Pius Ncube, the Catholic archbishop of the second city Bulawayo, has accused him of widespread oppression.

Mugabe attends church regularly and Zimbabwe remains a deeply religious country, so he has been unable to ignore religious leaders.

He listened to the criticisms with “no obvious sign of discomfort” and then asked the clergymen for their support.  He said the churches are right to present their vision for the nation.  Whether he will act on their counsel remains to be seen.

h/t: Big News Network.com – Breaking Religious News

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UPDATE (26 Nov.): Mugabe had the document gutted before it was published.