Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs Godfridah Sumaili has called on the church to align itself with the national values and principles embedded in the republican Constitution.
Reverend Sumaili notes that the tribalism, hate speech, and violence being experienced in the nation should have no room in a Christian nation like Zambia.
Rev. Sumaili says the church should stand up, speak with one voice and protect the nation from falling prey with bad vices.
She said the church must be a shining light where people have faith and trust the institution by promoting peace and unity in the nation.
She added that the church is mandated to act as a unifying tool for people in the country through preaching the gospel and evangelising the word of God, hence the need to take a leading role in embedding national values and principles among the Zambian people.
The Minister was speaking at a Fellowship Breakfast meeting held at Pamodzi hotel in Lusaka today.
National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister noted that government will continue supporting the church in ensuring that peace, love and unity prevails in the country, regardless of challenges inflicting people of Zambia.
Meanwhile, the Minister has disclosed that the self-regulatory framework in which the church should regulate itself has been completed.
Rev. Sumaili said the framework was initiated by the three church mother bodies but is being spearheaded by her ministry, with regards to coming up with the piece of legislation.
And Pentecostal Assemblies of God Representative Harrison Sakala said the church must not be compromised because it has a mandate to speak the truth.
Bishop Sakala urged the clergy in the country to be strong and remain steadfast in the wake of the challenges being experienced in the country such as gassing and falsehoods bent on dividing people in the nation.
Nkandu Lunyo is the Principal Professor of tribal bigotry, hate speech and verbal diarrhoea ukunya, she is the one you are supposed to be targeting with such a sermon.
YOU ARE A PROBLEM REV. YOU HAVE NEVER REBUKED YOUR OWN PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY CLOSER TO YOU LIKE LUO, CHANDA, LUSAMBO AND OTHERS.
THE BIBLE I READ TELLS ME FIRST TO REMOVE A LOG IN YOUR OWN EYE.
IF I WERE THER AS A SERVANT IN HIGH POSITION I WOULD HAVE RESIGNED BECAUSE I CAN NOT LOVE TO SHARE THE SAME POT WITH KNOWN GREEDY PEOPLE.
There is a lot of pretence in the church today. The religious minister has ignored the corruption and can lecture anybody about the church? Some PF people have been involved in the occult as mentioned by the Nigerian con man seer 1. How on earth do you think people will listen to you Religious minister? Remove the Log in your eye first and people will listen.
Pentecost clergymen are like kids and morarityy and everyone is supporting a constitution designed to give PF in government forever and restore exesive presidential powees.The designers know. we love wealth and influence and are blind to injustice and corruption
“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
– Garrison Keillor
Only bishop Telesphore mpundu told the truth……all these other bishops seem to be in lungus pocket waiting for spare change to drop their way…….
When you have a GRZ brutallising the opposition, just know they have nothing to offer…..especially in a country like Zambia with a long tradition of peace and harmony, a country that never has had a civil war.
the church should stand up, speak with one voice? Stop dreaming. Since when did the church ever speak with one voice? That is why there are so may churches and prophets because each one interprets things his way.
Another of Lungu’s wasteful and pointless creations this ministry meant to dupe the masses!!
Shut up
Rev Godfridah Sumaili, u’re one of the reasons atheism has become so attractive. Your kind of Christianity is an abomination. Both your actions and inactions are anything but Christian.
(G0D)fr!dah = Cadre wasting meagre resources & Taxpayers funds, that could be used to benefit the community & common man in Zed.
OMG! Here we go again. Minister with nothing to do has to go for a breakfast meeting and make a statement to make herself useful.
Shut up Reverend, you are just a campaign manager for Hamble. Don’t waste our time.
What national values you PF cadre, you mean the rotten PF values?
Today’s national values are violence by cadres, junta (drunkansess), Jenkem and all such anti social behaviour.
Churches are FAKE
Yes mother. We thank you for the wise words. Only devil worshippers will criticize your advice.
Is there any sensible minister in PF government!? Whatever they say and do is pararell. One day national prayer and fasting, the other time spreading tribal hatred against Tongas. This government is cursed!
Sumaili and Kanganja are cut from the same cloth, hypocrisy. They are quick to act on opposition.
Godfridah you are a waste of space… I am ashamed and enraged that my salary goes to paying for that ministry.. You’re such a sham.. Where is your speech on corruption, thieving from your cronies and gassing of the public? Shame