DIMAPUR, MARCH 14 (MExN): The Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI) has appealed for the communities residing in Shamator and Kiphire towns of Nagaland to maintain peace and engage in constructive dialogue with “calm mindedness to thwart off any future escalation of violence.”
A press note from the CBCNEI said that responding to conflict with violence “will not bring any solution or peace, rather it will only bring hatred and killings in society.” “Let the peace of God which surpass all understandings prevail upon our judgments against one another and forgive to overcome bitterness and strive to work together towards peaceful co-existence.” Affirming that “forgiveness is the only way to achieve peace,” it called for initiatives to build a peaceful and friendly society in the state.
“It is essential part of Christianity to spread God’s freedom and regenerate love, peace, unity, with an attitude of welcoming and merciful towards all tribes, races, or communities living together in a state where Christians are majority, so that everyone may encounter the goodness and mercy of God and have fullness of life in the state of Nagaland,” the CBCNEI stated.
