So the Indonesian colonial government, their nations. Indonesian colonial government did not want to resolve the roots of Indonesia’s illegal occupation and annexation of West Papua.
“That’s why as vicars, and church leaders. We have to speak up from the pulpit about the roots of West Papua’s ongoing genocidal and ethnic cleansing”.
“We can’t just keep preaching about heaven all the time in the churches, mosques, or temples. Memorises reciting on the bible verses from the A to Z. We praying passionately”.
“But meanwhile, our innocent Papuans peoples keep dying every second and every day. The churches have to speak up”.
“The roots of West Papua’s struggles and suffering have to be spoken from the church pulpit”.
“According to the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), firstly: West Papua history and political status being forced to integration into Indonesia occupier”. Secondly: Indonesian state violence, terrorism, and human rights violence abusers since 1965 remain unresolved. Third: discrimination, and marginalisation of the West Papuans people in their land. Fourth: the failure of development in every aspect of the West Papuan lives.
These are the real issues of the Indonesian colonialism and illegal annexation. Then the church has to speak up about our people being marginalised.
“The churches and every vicar have to speak up right now. It is not just KNPB (West Papua Youth National Committee) activists to speak up in every protest on the streets. It has to be every vicar and pulpit that preaching this Papuan genocidal and ethnic cleansing”.
This congregation members of the church have been failing here since Indonesia’s illegal annexation until now.
The sermon’s sounds are beautiful in their greedy mouths so beautiful. Shameful we comfort ourselves with God’s words”. But our people keep dying in front of our eyes.
We keep counting their martyrs every day: “Oh, today someone was killed by the Indonesian military. Another being killed by the Indonesian military again and again”. That’s not what it should be!”
“I hope, I do thanks to every Churches West Papuan department of the MRP (West Papuan Assembly body) who gave us space to speak”.
This message has now been heard by all of Jakarta (National), and the International communities today”. Every friend has already spread it, and will write in Indonesian colonial national media”.
“Thank you to JUBI. Thank you to every speaker. Thank you to all who are attending”.
Never forget! “The church is the last defender (hope) for God’s creation people of West Papua. The church symbol of the mother because of the church of God”. The church has to speak up”.
“Are we supposed to rely on the colonial government? The Indonesian colonial government is part of the violence, itself”. The Governor is part of the colonial representative violence, itself. The regenter is part of the violence, itself. DPRP (Indonesian Colonial Regional People’s Representative Assembly). Those colonial representative assembly and members of Parliament swear false oaths to the Indonesian coloniser republic’s best interest at the end of their life every day. Their skeen and race Papuan but their oaths every for the occupiers and genocidal Republic of the Indonesia colonialism for their works for living survival their owned personal interest.
“The governors, Regenters or Member of Parliament (MP) will never help you”.
The church has to speak up! Thank you. God bless you all”.
Reverend Socrates Yoman
President of the West Papuan Baptist Church