DEBORAH: Respect other people’s religious doctrines, CAN tells Christians

EditorMay 16, 2022

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on Christians in Nigeria to always respect the doctrines of people of other faith, emphasising the need for all religious institutions to engage their congregations more efficiently in religious education.

The national president of CAN, Dr Samson Ayokunle while speaking on The Morning Show on Arise TV, Monday, said students should be taught to report issues to relevant authorities or law enforcement agencies.

The CAN President was speaking barely 24 hours after The DEFENDER reported Sunday call by one of its respondents, who made case on what Christian leaders should do to ensure peaceful co-existence among people of different religious and ethnic backgrounds in Nigeria. The respondent had said, “While we condemn our own misguided brothers for taking the law into their hands because they are not permitted by Islam to do so, we must also call on Christian leaders to educate their followers with the right doctrines as it is not Godly for member of one religion to insult or blaspheme the prophet or Lord or belief of other religious people. It is their religious value and must be seen as sacred.”

In addition the online newspaper’s respondent said, “It is not only in Islam that you must not blaspheme but also it is a commandment in the Holy Bible and so, Christian leaders especially CAN, the time they spend in antagonising Islam and Muslims over their values, if they spend it in educating and telling this truth to their followers and youths, Nigeria will be at peace with itself.”

While appearing on the television on Monday, CAN President Samson Ayokunle said, “There’s a need for religious education so you know what people of other faith around you don’t want and you respect them. If there’s the mutual respect in this nation, there will be peace. Don’t take unilateral offence toward anybody that has offended you. Report it appropriately. This is a civilized society. This is not the stone age.“To the best of my knowledge, I didn’t see the name of any religious leaders being mentioned in all the documents I got from our people in Sokoto, who are Christians.”“Killing that lady and setting her ablaze is one action, too many and it should not be allowed in the guise of any religion to take place again. And I want to warn some religious leaders, who are saying there needs to be a redline.“In a country where we have democracy, if there’s a red line for you, report it appropriately and let the law enforcement agencies handle it, while I’m also appealing to every Christian to respect other religious groups around you,” he said.

Noting that nobody has the right to take unilateral action to terminate the life of another human being, Ayokunle said, “If we have been talking to our government and they have not been able to take decisive action in bringing the culprits to book, then the entire world needs to hear. We’ll need to appeal to the international community to help Nigerian Christians.

Describing the Deborah incident as annoying and barbaric, the cleric said nobody has a monopoly on the environment, saying, “If some people are doing this and going scot-free as if it’s the Banana Republic, the State of lawlessness may set in eventually.”

Several Islamic groups, scholars, professional organisations and individuals have condemned the action of the boys saying it is unIslamic for any Muslim to take the law into his or her hand.

In a statement in Abuja by National President of the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER at the weekend, the professional group described the case of mob killing of the girl as a criminal offence in Islamic law that can only be termed as unIslamic, barbaric and sad.

MURIC, while condemning the killing also took time out to appeal Christian leaders to educate their followers about the need to respect the values of other people’s religion as it is not only in Islam but even in European law, blaspheming the prophet any religion is a crime.

The Sokoto State Police Command, on Monday, arraigned the two suspects in connection with the death of the girl before a magistrate’s court in the state and they have been remanded in the correctional centre pending next hearing.

EditorMay 16, 2022

3 minutes read

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