Sigga,

You've got me drooling here by the spice in your piece below. For much too long so-called religious leaders, especially in our society have elected to circumvent "political" issues. The line though, between what is political and what is religious can sometimes be very blurred indeed. Suffice it to say that all major religions some how have their roots in some form of rebellion against oppression and injustice.

Religious leaders who elect to look the other way whiles their congregations suffer oppression and injustice at the hands of mere mortals, cannot claim to be men of God. The conscience of true men of God cannot allow them to be silent under such circumstances.

History is abound with religious leaders who, after their pleas for justice have fallen on deaf ears, have even taken up the gun to fight for the liberation of their oppressed peoples. These are times of political awakening and no stone, in all aspects of our social, political or religious lives should be left unturned. We must continue to pose very critical questions and should never be afraid to do so because such questions may be deemed too controversial by some sections of our society.

May God continue to avail you the sense and the will so that you may continue to carry out His work on earth.

Regards,

Kabir.


"Sigga jagne" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 
> 
> But Yahya is not the sole person to blame.  How about
> the religious leaders?  They keep preaching that they
> fear no man but god, that god is the only entity
> worthy of worship.  Why then do so many of them seem
> to be gripped with the fear of Yahya Jammeh?  If they
> believe in God so much, why do they not condemn his
> sinful acts.  Or do they think that the murder and
> maiming of children was not a sin?  Because if they
> did, why did none of them (apart from Pa Dacosta)
> register their grievances against the lawless trends
> that were being set in our country by Yahya Jammeh and
> the APRC?  Or is their fear of Yahya greater than
> their fear of God?  They do not hesitate to condemn
> prostitution, gambling, X-rated movies, etc yet they
> say nothing when their children are slaughtered like
> cows.  Recently, I saw a newspaper article talking
> about how religious leaders were speaking out against
> a certain television series that was being shown on
> GRTS because it had some immoral content and thus
> capable of corrupting the Gambian children.  How
> laughable, I thought.  Yes! under normal
> circumstances, I would agree with them on this issue
> since I am a believer in not allowing children to view
> immoral movies.  But I thought to my self, "Since when
> did they gain such concern about the Gambian children?
>  Oh! Its O.K. to kill the children, but just do not
> corrupt their moral fabric?"  Many times in history,
> religious leaders have been the ones to shelter,
> foster and sometimes, even lead revolutionary acts
> against injustices to the masses.  Just look at
> Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Serigne Bamba Touba who
> defied the French during the advent of colonialism,
> Martin Luther King, and the numerous black churches
> during the days of slavery.  All the above sheltered
> and fostered the winds of change in order to free
> their people from bondage and injustice.  I hope that
> our religious leaders will take lessons from them and
> I hope that they will come to practice what they
> preach and fear only god and let no man, including
> Yahya Jammeh deter them from standing up for the
> truth.  And I also hope, that Gambians in general,
> will stand up and let their voices be heard against
> any and all injustices meted out against their fellow
> countrymen and women.
> 
> 
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