BISHOPS PROTEST RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MINISTRY SCRAPPING

By NOEL IYOMBWATHE Bishops Council of Zambia (BCZ) has protested the decision by the government to scrap off the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs.BCZ General Secretary, Able Kaela, demanded that government should rescind its decision and bring back the ministry.He questioned why the new administration had done away with the ministry, saying that it was an important link between the church and government.Bishop Kaela said that the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs was the pillar as far as Zambia being a Christian nation was concerned.He said that the ministry was playing a vital role in guiding the country on moral issues, adding that the move was not in good taste and that all citizens, especially the church, should condemn the decision.Bishop Kaela said the ministry was necessary in upholding the nation’s Christianity.“The move is not right because the ministry was a pillar of Christianity in the nation. If you look at […]