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which result from the abduction industry and the drug trade) is a member of the FCG church. He was candidate to be the mayor of Guatemala City at this same time.67\u000APolitical participation comes as a result of previous experiences and as a part of the teaching of the churches. Several government functionaries belong to these churches. For the Neo-Pentecostals, party or civic political life is just a part of daily business. The recent decision of Pastor Harold Caballeros to form a political party and look for the presidency in 2007 is evidence that the Neo-Pentecostals are reaching out for political power. The shadows of R\u00EDos Montt and Serrano El\u00EDas have not been an obstacle to them for presenting their ideas and political projects.68 The NPL say that they are still waiting for the true politician in the future. [This discussion will be amplified in Chapter five].\u000AThe Neo-Pentecostals also are starting to have a more open participation in the civic sphere of society. Some members of these churches direct civic organizations in some of the government ministries. Some churches like Verbo have begun to make some public declarations about social issues. For example in 1996, the \u2018Esther Ministry\u2019 started the campaign \u2018For love of my Nation, I will not keep silent\u2019 among parents. This campaign discussed issues such as \u2018Transforming misery into wellbeing and prosperity\u2019.69 As will be seen later, the confrontation with structures which afflict the country take on a more spiritual shade, and generally they do not get involved with sorting out the socio-economic problems or dealing with oppressive structures.\u000A4. Liberation of the spiritual forces that oppress\u000AFrom the perspective of Neo-Pentecostal theology, the world is under the oppression of evil forces who affect people, societies and nations. The social, political and economic, problems are a part of this spiritual reality. So they affirm that these problems need to be\u000A67 The researcher discussed this participation in \u2018La Participaci\u00F3n Pol\u00EDtica de los Evang\u00E9licos Guatemaltecos Una revisi\u00F3n Cr\u00EDtica\u2019, Israel Ortiz in the conference presented in the Foro Evang\u00E9lico Permanente under the auspices of the Latin American Theological Fraternity, Guatemala May 1999.\u000A68 The analysis of James Grenfell (1995) and Mathew Samson (2002) show the particularities of both governments.\u000A69 In \u2018For love of my Nation, I will not keep silent\u2019 letter sent by Maly de Bianchi to parents of the ICV and other churches, Guatemala September 1996 [without date of month].\u000A122\u000A