Remain morally upright, NGO prods Church Times of Zambia Monday, February 07, 2005 http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=all&id=1107731163
The Church has been challenged to rid itself of instruments of evil that perpetuate immoral practices. A non-governmental organisation (NGO) dealing with displaced persons says the evil that has infiltrated the Church has contributed to the erosion of the moral fibre of society. Internally Displaced Persons� Voice in Africa (IDP) executive director Joseph Chilengi has expressed disappointment that the Church had been turned into a haven of perpetrators of social and economic evils such as defilement, discrimination against women and robbery in society. �Instead of the Church being a player of healing, it has been turned into a source of evil because we have seen more conflicts arising between churches and people,� Mr Chilengi observed. He regretted that the Church had in some cases been turned into a source of conflicts within society, a situation that had resulted in the displacement of people from stable settlements. Meanwhile, Mr Chilengi pledged his organisation�s commitment to work with Government in promoting peace and stability that the nation continues to enjoy. Mr Chilengi said the IDP would remain a voice for the displaced people in Zambia and the continent and would not succumb to pressure arising from political mudslinging.�Zana http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=all&id=1107731163 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UwRTUD/UOnJAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
