Friday, June 08, 2007

'March for Jesus' Draws Over 1 Million Evangelicals in Brazil
By
Jennifer Riley
Christian Post Reporter
Fri, Jun. 08 2007

Evangelicals from across Brazil flooded San Paulo Thursday for the “March for Jesus” event as live Christian bands accompanied the more than one million marchers.

The annual march, organized by evangelical churches, featured a concert with 30 Christian bands carried on 17 flatbed trucks performing live as participants marched through Brazil’s financial capital, according to Agence France-Presse. Participants also protested homosexuality ahead of what some regard as the world’s largest gay pride parade on Sunday.

In 2006, some 2.8 million marched in the Gay Pride parade in Brazil. Organizers say they expect even more protestors at this year’s event.

Although “March for Jesus” organizers said 3.5 million participants were expected for this year’s evangelical event, police estimated a lower number of about one million marchers on Thursday, according to AFP.
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