[kictanet] UCC attempts to block social networks

Fri Apr 29 22:48:18 EAT 2011

I don't think it is right to imagine that all money given to the Church end
up in pockets of a few. I think most of the churches, or at least all
mainstream  churches have strict management of collections. Most of them
ensure funds go to right use as Murigi as pointed out. Of course most of
them have no TV airing and I guess that is why it is easy to imagine the
television preachers are the main representatives of the Church in Kenya.

Cleophas

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal at gmail.com> wrote:

> Murigi...
>
> saying the church is good because it stops the spread of HIV ..... thats
> new.
> and if we look at the grand scheme of things, the church should not use
> sickness (HIV) to pick who gets hitched ... this is part of stigmatization
> of HIV patients
>
> ps: Did you vote with the "church" during the referendum ?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 6:41 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Think HIV is more of a danger to us than churches in Kenya are. Serious
>> churches (and very many do) require HIV tests before marrying people.
>>
>> This started in the 90's when Church Leaders found their members were
>> getting together with others who did not disclose they were HIV infected. In
>> less corrupt churches, HIV Tests became one of the conditions to be
>> fulfilled before performing wedding ceremonies.
>>
>> So it is hard to see how an institution that helps check the spread of HIV
>> can be a danger to Kenyan society.
>>
>> It is easier to hound Sheep instead of Political Wolves who steal Billions
>> from the Kenyan public to finance their election campaigns and to support
>> their close associates/mistresses.
>>
>> Am sure most Churches would cooperate with the Central and County Govts in
>> building databases that would help check a major cause of turmoil in Kenya.
>>
>> Am not aware of any law that requires Kenyans to disclose their HIV status
>> but it would help if we knew whether we are being conned or not.
>>
>> huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/05/china-marriage-database-p_n_804686.html
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Agosta Liko <agostal at gmail.com>
>>  Sent: Friday, 29 April 2011 08:28
>> To: murigi.muraya at gmail.com
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] UCC attempts to block social networks
>>
>> Daktari
>>
>> I agree about the preachers.... Can your Ministry or in this case CCK do
>> something ?
>>
>> Or Cofek .... Kenyans need protection from these churches more than from
>> telcos
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone 5 Trial Device
>>
>> On Apr 27, 2011, at 8:55 AM, bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:
>>
>> > You sound like a pessimist. This administration has created more freedom
>> > reforms than the entire East Africa combined including the past two
>> > administrations in Kenya.  And if it realy wanted to curtail such
>> freedom,
>> > the New Costitution would not have passed.
>> >
>> > We are aware that Kenyans are using social media to propagate hate
>> > messages.  This is a moral issue and I know the basis of it.  Here is
>> the
>> > summary:
>> >
>> > Over the Easter, I decided to record and listen to all the sermons from
>> at
>> > least five TV stations.  My conclusion.  We are a drift (lost in the
>> > wilderness).  some of the preachers should not preach to human beings.
>> > Here you find extortionists, liers and peddlers of deception.  Our
>> > theology is misplaced from what it is supposed to be.  They promise a
>> > heaven yet we know we are supposed to make heaven here on earth.
>> >
>> > We need a religious regulator in Kenya and demand for some reforms in
>> this
>> > sector.  We know Jesus went through Biblical Studies before he started
>> to
>> > preach but what I saw was unqualified individuals pretending to preach.
>> > In the 16th century Europe, they were in our current state of deception,
>> > corruption, begging etc.  It was the Protestant Ethic that shaped their
>> > destiny and led to the current idiologies in the West.  Read the work of
>> > Martin Luther, John Calvin and the Puritans of England.  This is what
>> > shaped the future of Europe.
>> >
>> > We must now embrace the values in our new constitution and hopefully
>> > reform our religions to the extent that they can lead a moral
>> revolution.
>> > Without this, no one individual can govern this country effectively.  We
>> > must blame ourselves for the weaknesses we have.  Honesty, intergrity,
>> > humility et
>>
>> [The entire original message is not included]
>>
>
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Sincerely,

Cleophas Barmasai
"For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age..." (Titus 2:11,12, NKJV)
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