Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs, Godfridah Sumaili says the clergy needs to understand issues concerning the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 so that they are able to explain to their members who make up a larger part of the country.
Rev. Sumaili also urged the clergy to make recommendations on how they would like the church to be regulated.
She further said that the church needs to have set standards of regulation as these will bring decency in the way things of God will be done.
The minister said this when she paid a courtesy call on Muchinga Province Minister, Malozo Sichone in Mpika District over the weekend.
Rev. Sumaili who was on a two day work visit to Muchinga Province said the clergy need to be aware of the important issues in the country so that they are well informed.
The object of this Bill is to amend the Constitution of Zambia so as to among others revise the Preamble in order to reaffirm the Christian character of Zambia as well as revise the principles and values of the Constitution.
The Bill also seeks to revise the electoral system for elections to the National Assembly and revise the period for dissolution of the National Assembly;
It also seeks to revise the period of hearing and determination of a presidential election petition as well as revise the manner of election of mayor and council chairperson and establish the office of deputy minister and revise the composition of the Cabinet.
The same bill also seeks to revise the provisions relating to the establishment of commissions and the provisions relating to the payment of pension benefits and retention on the payroll, among others.
Meanwhile, Muchinga Province Minister, Malozo Sichone said the Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs should be commended for taking time to interact with the clergy in the province.
Mr Sichone told the Minister that there is need to stand with the province in prayer as it is hampered with a spirit of suicide.
He added that people resort to suicide whenever they are accused by society to be practicing witchcraft while girls who fail pregnant are also victims of such vices among other cases.
Religion has never earned or merited anyplace in any decent society except the trash can. Keep the religious creeps away from the public purse and out of the constitution.
PF’s Bishop Chomba labelled HH & team as Satanist who eat babies. Chomba was awarded a job.
How a man of God messing with the ignorant populace be allowed to eat on same table as Rev. Sumaili?
I spell a misfortune on wicked Bishop Chomba, in God’s name!!
“Reverand” Sumaili does not understand anything. So how can she ask others to to understand bill 10.
Its amazing how when clergy with integrity stand against the corruption and abuse in PF, they are branded instruments of the opposition snd told to stay out of politics. But here you have them asking them to the same clergy to push PF agenda. And when hungry “clergy” like Danny Pule raise silly organisations that are PF sponsored like “christians” for lungu, they are silent as a grave
This Ministry should be abolished in the name of Austerity! It’s a drain on our treasury!
Minister of Pentecostal Affairs please get your gratuity and disappear for Zambia will never be a Pentecostal nation. As you go please read Proverbs 31 to the jemasoni guzzler about King Lemuel
I like that, I will copy and you be rewarded @ Ayattolah
Minister of Islamic Affairs.
She’s saying close your eyes, shall we pray? By the time you say amen and open your eyes she’ll be half a million Kwacha rich in mid term gratuity inspite of the fake austerity. That’s how greedy and uncaring these people are, they’ve no shame. Just get to Inter City and see how pastors are extorting money from travellers in the name of Jesus! Shame
This Ministry would be useful if the PF Government really cared about God. With all the scandals (Fire Trucks that were excessively overpriced; the 48 Houses that no one built, no trail etc) and the greedy exhibited by our Politicians in the way they are spending public money, how on God’s earth can they keep hiding behind the veil of God? Do these people even think God exists? Because if they did, I am sure they know that God would not support a corrupt Government.
That said, it is an unnecessary Ministry, just cr3eated to give someone a job. The state should just protect Religious rights, there is no need for a Ministry, what is needed are Churches.
The apostle Paul prophesies that the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine. Second Timothy 4:3
Today there is a great attack on sound doctrine. There is it turning away from doctrinal matters and a turning to philosophies of men and doctrine of devils. Many churches have no time for doctrinal preaching or teaching. They have turned to oratory, politics, ethics, book-sermons, or social gospel saying that doctrine is useless and absolute.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”
– By Thomas Jefferson.
Well spoken Madam Minister, please don’t be deterred Satan is fighting through resistance to the Bill to prevent it all going through because of the Clause that will make Zambia constitutionally a Christian Nation.
AMEND THE CONSTITUTION NOT TO THE BENEFIT OF POLITICIANS BUT FOR ZAMBIANS. WE NEED LAWS THAT SAY YOU CAN’T JUST SAYS AS ACC WE GIVE UP ON 48 HOUSES, LAWS THAT SAY NO ZAMBIAN EITHER IN PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT SHOULD GO WITHOUT BEING PAID FOR THEIR LABOUR FOR A MONTH, WE NEED LAWS THAT SAY MINISTERS CAN’T JUST BUY LAND MEANT FOR EVERY ZAMBIAN WITHOUT INFORMING THE PUBLIC THAT THE LAND IS FOR SALE, LAWS THAT ENSURE EVERYONE IN PUBLIC OFFICE IS TAKEN TO TASK FOR BEING INEFFECTIVE WE DON’T NEED YOUR LAWS ON ELECTIONS AND DEPUTY MINISTERS DISCUSSIONS
Madam Minister, we don’t support your Ben 10 bill because it is a product of Chigololo on our Constitution hidden under the guise of “Xtian Nation clause!” Whether you pass it or not, it remains illegitimate! Be careful what laws you force on people because the same can become the sword that afflicts you in the not so distant future. In the book of Esther, we read of someone who made gallows to hung the Jews on. It turns out that he the maker of those gallows was the one who actually got hunged on his own gallows! Read the story about Harman and Mordecai! Don’t be a Harman with your ill-advised Ben 10 bill meant to take us back to one party dictatorship!
There should be no law regulating churches. There should be a law regulating certification of clergy and how a place of worship should be constituted – regardless of religion. Ifyabupuba lekeni ba kabwa mwebo napapata namwana wa mai!!!!
Ba (God)fridah the only recommendation should be the dismantling of your useless Cadre vuvuzela ministry.
You have failed when you should have been speaking up to wrongdoing in your Plunderers Federation.
You have NEVER condemned P.F Violence, Corruption, & gross mismanagement, as all that matters is your belly being satiated, & expanded @ taxpayers expense.
When Sichalwe aka P0.2N0 Minister was found wanting, your poor response was “everyone consumes P0.2N”
I know had Sichalwe been an opposition member, you would have jumped on your “Godly lecturing crusade” & labled that opposition member & his whole party SATANIC!!
Ba Godfridah, just continue eating, & expanding your belly, it’s your turn now!
Rev Fridah ,
with what is happening on the ground and the cabre of political leaders we have I don’t the church can regulated by politicians because they are wearing dirty gloves. Is your ministry is meant you could have dealt with issue of alcohol and corruption first.
I don’t know why you hate prophets so much , read the Bible very well and understand the time we are in.
Rev Fridah..
with what is happening on the ground and the cabre of political leaders we have, the church cannot be regulated by politicians because they are wearing dirty gloves. If your ministry means well , you should start by dealing the issue of alcohol and denounce corruption that has raped the country.
And most of the time you speak bad about prophets, read the bible well and understand the time we are in , I understand why you hate prophets so much.