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Spiritual Baptists have withstood many challenges
Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
PM: We must recognise nation-building contributions of Shouter Baptists
I fully understand that this continues to be a difficult period for each of us, in one way or the other. Some have lost jobs, income, and property, others lost family and friends, but we must continue to have faith just as the Spiritual/Shouter Baptist community did, during a prolonged prohibition on their freedom to worship.
President Paula Mae Weekes- Spiritual Baptists have withstood many challenges and continue to inspire us
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Their survival in the face of unjust Government oppression during the prohibition years by the Colonial Authorities is a true testament to their determination. From 1917 to 1951, for 34 years the Spiritual Baptist faith was banned in Trinidad. But, they endured, and after many hardships and persistent efforts, they gained the freedom to practice their faith.
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Female officer among three charged with trafficking in firearms
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