In December of last year, there was a big split in the Belize Association of Evangelical Churches, with over 200 of them deciding to part ways with President, Pastor Howell Longsworth. They went on to form their own organization called the National Evangelical Association of Belize, NEAB.
Yesterday we asked Longsworth if he's mended fences with his church brethren. Here's what he told us:
In related news, the National Evangelical Association of Churches has come to the defense of vice president, Pastor Scott Stirm. As you probably saw, Stirm told a congregation in Arizona that the Garifuna's revered Dugu ceremony is witchcraft.
That unleashed a firestorm of criticism against Stirm, and yesterday, NEAB commented saying, quote, "...As Evangelicals it is our strongest belief and conviction that any and all practices…ancestral worship, traditions etc. that contradict…Biblical teachings…must be forsaken." End quote.
The NEAB adds, "In a country that embraces religious freedom, any pastor or leader who speaks from their religious Biblical convictions has the full right to do so."
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