SMCP Apologizes to MP Samuel
PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, December 11, 2015, the St. Maarten Christian Party was present at a parliamentary public meeting called by MP Leona Marlin- Romeo, MP Franklin Meyers, and MP Theo Heyliger inviting the Electoral Council to ascertain whether or not the elections scheduled for February 9, 2016 would take place.
Considering the time constraint and much discussion in the community about the elections and electoral reform, all the new political parties attended the meeting because they were particularly interested in hearing from the Electoral Council and the Members of Parliament.
It was in this meeting, that I became aware of an act of an overzealous supporter of the St. Maarten Christian Party, which is admittedly unacceptable. This supporter went to MP Rudolphe Samuel the night prior and shared his personal views that MP Samuel should leave the National Alliance and be part of the SMCP. What’s more is that he indicated that the Lord has shown him this.
We want to assure the members of the St. Maarten Christian Party and the people of St. Maarten that any supporter who comes in the name of the Lord to sway your support does so on his/her own account. Therefore, those actions and opinions expressed to MP Samuel were for the account of that SMCP supporter and were not the views of the party as a whole.
As a believer, I truly believe that God speaks and that we should not limit how and when God speaks. Still, it behooves us to employ wisdom on how to communicate what the Lord has said to us or shown us. At times, it isn’t even to be shared but to be observed.
Nevertheless, as a political leader, this is not the manner in which I expect any supporter of the St. Maarten Christian Party to behave. We are not here to evangelize or convert but to provide tangible solutions as we serve the people for a change.
This matter has already been dealt with internally and we will be diligent in assisting our supporters by providing them with the tools to communicate effectively. More importantly, we understand that this political arena is just that, political. However, what you, the people of St. Maarten, can expect from the St. Maarten Christian Party is the highest level of integrity which allows us to admit any wrongdoing and remedy it as swiftly as possible. Also, what can be expected is a dedication to serving you, the people of St. Maarten, in a manner that brings about positive changes in government and for St. Maarten.
With the help of you, the people, we look forward to accomplishing those changes in the near future.
SMCP Press Release
Editors Note: SMN News learnt that SMCP member Elijah Singer is the great visionary that approached MP Samuel last Thursday night at his business place in Sucker Garden. While St Maarten is a christian community where most people beleives that GOD is sacred to the citizens of this young country. Singer needs to read Mathew 6:24 before approaching persons in the community especially politicians to join the political party they claim is a Christian Party. One now has to ask if God revealed to SINGER whether or not MP Samuel is Christian in order for him to become a member of their party. Apart from that constant questions are being raised as to whether or not all the pastors on the board of SMCP has resigned from the churches they are leading, now that they have entered the political arena.
Matthew 6:24King James Version (KJV)
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
