Uganda: All President Can Do is Ban Church

opinion

Kampala — President Museveni was reported in the press warning Christian bishops to stay out of politics. This was ill-informed, unfair and dictatorial. It is out of step with current events and embarrassing to all Ugandans. It is presumptuous and futile.

All religions have a philosophical and theological basis. They also have a social teaching, which encompasses a vision of how the human being should live in the world. It is ill-informed to tell the churches that they should not guide people and their institutions on issues concerning peace, social justice, human rights and so on. These issues touch on the mission of all religions and are also in the political domain.

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