Methodist leader receives death threats


	Methodist leader receives death threats

hayesstw

4-9-2009 12:18 PM

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metodist church, paul verryn, refugee ministry

hayesstw says:

Methodist bishop Paul Verryn's ministry to refugees in central Johannesburg has been controversial, and now he has veen receiving death threats.

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Verryn said the men claimed to have been hired by the business owners around the church and that they were professional killers active in taxi violence.</DIV>
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Local businesses have complained and even filed lawsuits against him. They say the presence of such large numbers of people has resulted in business losses.</DIV>
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