Peacemakers in Ferguson, Mo.

Church leaders strive to be peacemakers in Ferguson  ..."The Rev. Ivan James, an African-American and pastor of predominantly African-American Asbury United Methodist Church in downtown St. Louis, viewed the shooting and its aftermath with mixed emotions.

"He worked with Johnson to help in Ferguson, and volunteers from his church helped provide childcare at Wellspring.

“ 'We need to keep a calm head,” he told United Methodist News Service. “We need to keep a loving heart and we need justice for what actually occurred. We understand we need to find ways to bring better resources to that community, so people have hope.' ”...

 

Clergy Members Act as Peacemakers in Ferguson Protests   ... "One member of the clergy on the front line was Bishop Derrick Robinson from the Kingdom Destiny Church. As tensions began into increase, armed will a bullhorn, Bishop Robinson became one of the peacekeepers standing his ground between riot clad police and protestors.

“ 'I was just trying to keep everybody calm, letting them know that hey, they’re here to protect us, not to harm us, they’re here to guard us,” he says. “We had a direct line of communication with Capt. Johnson tonight keeping the people calm, keeping the people together, so it worked really, really well.' ”

 

Malik Zulu Shabazz

 

Not all so-called "mediators" are as honorable as these above.

 

Dubious ‘Peacemakers’ in Ferguson 

 "The New Black Panthers, Sharpton, Jackson, and the DOJ do not inspire confidence."

 

... " Indeed, the Independent Journal Review reported that Shabazz himself was in the streets last Saturday leading a crowd in a chant for the death of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Michael Brown: “What do we want?” “Darren Wilson!” “How do we want him?” “Dead!' ”