DIMAPUR, SEPT 20 (MExN): The Nagaland Baptist Church Council has decided to take on ‘Corruption, Extortion, Factional Rivalries and Killings and all-round Selfishness’ with the Naga people’s participation. “These monsters, the products of sin within us, have come out of our lives and they are now paralyzing and killing Politics, Governance, Commerce and Development- the crucial arenas where a society learns to work honestly and grow,” NBCC Peace Affairs Director, Reverend L Kari Longchar, today said.
Having decided that the situation must not be allowed to deteriorate further, the Church has made the decision to launch “the battle to save our society” without delay. “The results are rightly left in the hands of God.”
The launching Ceremony is to be held at 9 am at Christian Higher Secondary School, Nyamo Lotha Road, Dimapur, on September 29. All churches, Hohos, Civil Societies and Peace loving citizens have been called upon to grace the occasion.
“The vision and hope of the Church is that the people will claim personal ownership of the battle as normal living and practice of religion for them,” Reverend Longchar said. To begin this process the NBCC will be releasing a booklet entitled ‘The Nagaland Baptist Church Council’s Proposal for Healing and Reconciliation of the Naga People’ on September 29. The book talks of “how we Nagas ourselves have produced our society of today.”
“NBCC’s intention and prayer is that an honest conversation may gradually start in our society as a result of our people responding to the points made in the booklet leading to truth and the facts being established,” the Church declared.
The church council has called upon all Nagas to show fearless love of truth, maturity and responsibility in their response. Quoting Romans 3:23 from the Bible, the reverend said, “Our society may then be built on a foundation of healing, reconciliation and real freedom.”
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