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Bylaag 7: Gesprek 7 (4 November 1998)
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congratulated him, and I said but this is a positive step towards change, and we need
to support it, because that was a good move. And most people actually appreciated
that. I think it was good because we were now moving towards the right direction.
People believed that there was change coming.
Albert: But there is also another perspective... Elsa, jy wou sê:
Elsa: Ek wil net 'n opmerking maak oor wat Quincy gesê het oor kerkeenheid, dat ons
bymekaar en al ons probleme uitsorteer. Ek wil net vir hom sê dit sal maar swaar gaan
met die Afrikaners daar binne, want die Afrikaners onder mekaar kan nie saamstem
oor goed nie, as jy maar kyk hoeveel Afrikaanse kerke het ons en hoeveel Afrikaanse
politieke partye het ons. Om te dink dat die kerk ooit gaan verenig en saamstem oor
goed, ek weet nie, maar ek kan dit amper nie glo nie.
Quincy: This is where we say, those who believe in change and want to see a positive
change must actually now make (up) their minds and say this is what is good for us,
this is what is good for our country, good for our children. And you must seem to be
moving along with those who are wanting a positive change, and leave those who are
not actually for a positive change. If in this church there are people who say, we are not
for unity, why not stand even if it is alone and say – I am for unity, and this is what I am
going to do now, I am going to move for a change towards unity. We must be seen to
be bold enough. We shouldn't be too scared for the world when they criticise us, we
must go for a certain mission, that is reconciliation, and we must bring the people
together.
Steve: Let me must help him here. This country will not have passed the abortion bill if
the Christians had one voice. Now because we are divided... (onduidelik). The
Americans stand united as is, because Christians have one voice. There is the
Christian Coalition there that talks with one voice. They say we shall not be ruled by a
President who is not a Christian, amen. And no other thing. That is why it is so
important, all the TV stations in America, CBS, when it starts with a C it is a Christian
TV station. Where in our country, they want to close down the Christian voice, because
it is critical, about corruption, about everything, about abortion. If we don't act now, we
shall never have one voice as Christians, we serve one Christ, but we don't have one
voice.