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Church urged to unite against child and woman abuse
20 Feb 2014 at 21:34hrs | Views
The Indigenous Pastors Fraternity of Zimbabwe (IPFZ) has called on the church to unite and speak with one voice against child and woman abuse.
The organisation said it is disturbed by media reports from the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) which suggest that the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe leader Bishop Johannes Ndanga did wrong in assisting government bring to book End Time Message pastor Robert Martin Gumbura.
In a media briefing, IPFZ president, Bishop Munyaradzi Pundo, said the role of the church is to build communities, bring peace and protect vulnerable groups such as children and women and not to abuse them.
He however said it is not proper for the church to fight against each other over issues of immorality, rape and prostitution which are not allowed in the Holy Bible worse still if it is committed by the men of the cloth.
He said the ACCZ led by Bishop Ndanga did well in assisting government to bring to book Pastor Gumbura as it was a way of cleaning the church so that it save its purpose.
"We are advocating for practical Christianity and taking part in bringing Gumbura to book because of what he did is one practical way of cleaning the church. To this end, the church should unite and speak with one voice against rape, adultery and abuse of woman," he said.
Meanwhile, the president of Tehillar Christian Network, Reverend Sam Malunga has expressed ingratitude towards the European Union's decision to remove sanctions on some government officials while leaving the First Family.
He said such a move is a violation of biblical principles and messages that postulates that all leaders of the world should work together for the development of their countries.
He said, "We are not happy with the move by the European Union. It is against the Bible and I support the above as the church should be cleansed for it to function well."
Recently, the European Union lifted part of its sanctions on Zimbabwe, but analysts believe that not enough was done to alleviate economic challenges the country is facing.
The organisation said it is disturbed by media reports from the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) which suggest that the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe leader Bishop Johannes Ndanga did wrong in assisting government bring to book End Time Message pastor Robert Martin Gumbura.
In a media briefing, IPFZ president, Bishop Munyaradzi Pundo, said the role of the church is to build communities, bring peace and protect vulnerable groups such as children and women and not to abuse them.
He however said it is not proper for the church to fight against each other over issues of immorality, rape and prostitution which are not allowed in the Holy Bible worse still if it is committed by the men of the cloth.
He said the ACCZ led by Bishop Ndanga did well in assisting government to bring to book Pastor Gumbura as it was a way of cleaning the church so that it save its purpose.
"We are advocating for practical Christianity and taking part in bringing Gumbura to book because of what he did is one practical way of cleaning the church. To this end, the church should unite and speak with one voice against rape, adultery and abuse of woman," he said.
Meanwhile, the president of Tehillar Christian Network, Reverend Sam Malunga has expressed ingratitude towards the European Union's decision to remove sanctions on some government officials while leaving the First Family.
He said such a move is a violation of biblical principles and messages that postulates that all leaders of the world should work together for the development of their countries.
He said, "We are not happy with the move by the European Union. It is against the Bible and I support the above as the church should be cleansed for it to function well."
Recently, the European Union lifted part of its sanctions on Zimbabwe, but analysts believe that not enough was done to alleviate economic challenges the country is facing.
Source - zbc
