Honduran Evangelical Leader Gives Lawmakers Bibles, Urges Them to Uphold Constitution
Pastor Gerardo Irías told members of every party at a Congress prayer meeting in Tegucigalpa to own their mistakes and stop making promises they cannot keep.
Learn more ›TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras —
Pastor Gerardo Irías, president of the Evangelical Confraternity of Honduras, urged the country's lawmakers to defend the Constitution and to avoid promises they cannot keep when he led the weekly meeting of the Legislative Prayer Group at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Christian Daily International reported, citing the Honduran newspaper La Tribuna.
See where this is ›Irías presented Bibles to the legislators. Those attending included Tomás Zambrano, president of the National Congress; Yohana Estrada de Zambrano, director of Congress's Office of Social Action and Hope; and lawmakers from the National, Liberal, Liberty and Refoundation (Libre), and Innovation and Unity–Social Democrat (PINU-SD) parties, along with congressional employees and staff.
In his message, Irías pointed to the apostle Peter as an example of a man who failed, repented and changed. He asked lawmakers to examine their own conduct before criticizing others, to live up to what they say they stand for, and to be careful about quick commitments, noting that the public is tired of broken promises. He said the same accountability applies to parents and employers, but aimed his warning especially at those who govern.
See where this is ›According to the report, Irías said the church is willing to work alongside the legislature as long as lawmakers respect the nation's laws and the Word of God.
Evangelical leaders in Honduras have pressed Congress on several matters this year. In February, the Tegucigalpa Pastors Association issued a statement that included a call from the Confraternity for Congress to choose a solicitor general and deputy solicitor general committed to ethics and the common good. In May, Zambrano signed agreements with the Confraternity, the Catholic Church, the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International and Honduran migrant groups in the United States giving free airtime on Congress's television channel to religious programs.
The Legislative Prayer Group meets weekly at the Congress.
