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| H.E.John Cardinal Njue |
The Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), His Eminence John Cardinal Njue has called for a promotion of Christian unity as he cautioned Young Christian professionals to make their impact felt by providing guidance to the country.
Speaking during a meeting of the Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi on 25th January 2014, Cardinal Njue said Kenya is undergoing hard times reiterating on the need for young Christian professionals to guide the nation.
Cardinal Njue also warned against ruining the lives of young professionals. “Ruining the lives of these young professionals is like ruining the nation,” said Cardinal Njue.
Speaking at the same forum when he delivered the keynote address, the Director of Radio Waumini, Rev. Fr. Charles Kinyua noted that terrorism, which is usually associated with radical religious sects, is today showing its face in both political and mainstream religious organisations, making it difficult to single out individuals who are terrorists as Christians are also getting into it.
Fr. Kinyua said terrorism is on the rise because certain groups are seeking identity as they feel isolated from mainstream society, noting that the groups are seeking to correct perceived injustices and do not care about the mode of correcting them.
At the same time, Fr. Kinyua urged parents to guide their children on the use of the internet, adding that the internet can be dangerous and a source of destructive information. “As parents, you should accompany your children while they are using the internet,” said Fr. Kinyua adding that “If we can’t eliminate terrorism, we can reduce it through various forums that address injustices”.
Fr. Kinyua warned religious leaders against using religion as a way of seeking justice, saying there is need to ‘nurture tolerance and cultural understanding’.
The Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) is a group of young Christian professionals from various denominations sharing common values on issues of family, life, religious freedom and social justice. The group was brought together by the conviction that the then proposed Kenyan constitution contained provisions that would substantively alter the hitherto legal positions on the above four areas.
SOURCE: KCCB Communications Office