{"id":2571,"date":"2010-02-27T05:35:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T09:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2010-02-27T05:35:54","modified_gmt":"2010-02-27T09:35:54","slug":"manning-charges-religious-persecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=2571","title":{"rendered":"Manning charges religious persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PM Patrick Manning yesterday in parliament<\/figcaption><\/figure>Religious Persecution<\/a>
\nPRIME Minister Patrick Manning yesterday said a church being built at the Heights of Guanapo is above board, as he accused his detractors of “religious persecution” of him and the Full Gospel faith. <\/p>\n

Manning charges religious persecution<\/a>
\nPrime Minister Patrick Manning says born-again Christians must stop accepting the denigration of their faith by people who know none of their beliefs.
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\nBeware The Spirit Lash
\nPM: Born-again Christians must rise up against persecution<\/a>
\nDeclaring it was ‘tantamount to religious persecution of the prime minister’, PM Patrick Manning yesterday lashed out against those who were critical of his relationship with the Lighthouse of the Lord Jesus Christ Church and its leader, Juliana Pena.<\/p>\n

Full Gospel pastor: We’re being prejudiced<\/a>
\nIt is the State which is committing acts of injustice and prejudice against the Full Gospel faith, two leading pastors declared yesterday.<\/p>\n

‘Spiritual experience’ in Guanapo<\/a>
\nIn his statement to the Parliament yesterday on the controversial church being constructed at the Heights of Guanapo, Prime Minister Patrick Manning alluded that two journalists had a spiritual experience when they went on assignment at the church.<\/p>\n

Journalists dismiss ‘spiritual experience’ talk<\/a>
\nTHE TWO journalists who Prime Minister Patrick Manning referred to as having had a ‘spiritual experience’ when they visited the church close to the one now under construction in the Heights of Guanapo, Arima, said they have no idea what he is talking about.<\/p>\n

‘…No State funds used by pastor in travels’<\/a>
\nNo State funds are used in the travel of Juliana Pena, Prime Minister Patrick Manning stated yesterday.<\/p>\n

‘Cabinet approval since 2005’<\/a>
\nThe Lighthouse of the Lord Jesus Christ first obtained Cabinet approval in September 2005, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said yesterday in the Red House, Port of Spain. He was refuting allegations that the cornerstone was laid before Cabinet approved the grant of land. <\/p>\n

PM spells out $$ for religious bodies<\/a><\/p>\n

PM: No more freeness for religious bodies<\/a>
\nThere was a ‘virtual free-for-all’ in the granting of State lands to religious bodies, Prime Minister Patrick Manning stated yesterday.<\/p>\n

PM’s statement a ‘con job’<\/a>
\nSecretary general of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha Satnarayan Maharaj has accused Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s of attempting to perform a “con job” on the population through a statement to the Parliament…<\/p>\n

…It’s a smokescreen<\/a><\/p>\n

Church cloaked in secrecy<\/a><\/p>\n

…Too many unanswered questions says Kamla<\/a>
\nShe said in the case of the church at the Heights of Guanapo, there were several unanswered questions. She asked: “What is the role of the state sector in the project? What is the role of Shanghai (Construction Company) in this? Is there a role for Udecott (Urban Development Corporation of T&T)? Persad-Bissessar said Prime Minister Patrick Manning, who made a 53-minute statement on the issue Church\/State relations, with particular respect to the controversial church, did not address the real concerns raised among the population. In response to other questions, Persad-Bissessar said the issue over new seating arrangements on the Opposition benches was not of critical importance to the people of T&T.<\/p>\n

Kamla: Why the secrecy?<\/a><\/p>\n

Mystery surrounds Prophetess Pena<\/a><\/p>\n

Minister Gopee-Scoon does not know envoy named Pena<\/a><\/p>\n

Belgroves deny link to Guanapo church<\/a><\/p>\n

Work continues despite warnings<\/a>
\nCONSTRUCTION at the controversial church at the Heights of Guanapo, Arima, continued apace yesterday, despite a warning by the relevant regional corporation that work would be stopped because appropriate approval had not been granted.<\/p>\n

Extraordinary statement by PM<\/a><\/p>\n

…’Friend’ pays squatter to move<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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