Actually, Marwick khumalo was right

Pastor Dan Mdluli and the Editor (Innocent Maphalala) have disappointed me. To borrow from the Editor‘s first sentence in his March 20, 2011 article, (HOW NOW, MARWICK? I will start with the Editor.

Sir, I respect your right to your opinion but first I think both of you are missing the point which the MP was driving home when he criticised the said curriculum.

The MP was not merely against teaching but against indoctrination which comes in the form of a curriculum.

More than anything, the MP is an educated and politically seasoned man as journalists like to describe him when it suits them.

This time around, the Editor does not see that he is seasoned.

Strangely, MP Khumalo lives in the same world where we all see the deadly consequences of religious indoctrination and manipulation whether they come in the form of curriculum or preaching, the consequences are the same hence his opposition to this.

A certain Sober Thinker also wrote, criticising the MP’s stance on the subject at hand.

The point the editor and pastor Mdluli must not miss is that we are talking about young minds here, which are susceptible manipulation and deception.

Another point they missed was that these religions are spiritual in nature.

All religions or faiths have a spirit-force behind them, either for a good or evil cause (s).

Either way, the spirit-force behind that religion will eventually shape the mind view of that individual, notwithstanding how he got into it, whether by teaching or preaching.

The other point I gather from Maphalala and Mdluli is that there are more than one truths.

Education is suppose to help a person in his mind view of life, to live positively and be a productive member of the society but only if that education is good.

The MP says he is against the confusing of school children with these religions and I agree with him.

Maphalala and Mdluli cite the constitution which gives every individual the right to freedom of religion. The constitution is not a stone that descended from heaven that we should regard it as infallible. This constitution was written by fallible men; sometimes putting their thoughts as those of the public. So it does not mean that even if the action of the government will lead to trouble in the future that action should just go on just because the constitution says so.

That is why constitutions are amended now and again because they are not reliable.

MP Khumalo is worried about the confusion that some of these religions bring to what we hold to be nothing but the truth that has kept us going as a nation.

Now, this is threatened because these young minds are now being taught what contradicts what we believe to be nothing but the truth.

Take for instance the creation of the earth.

The Bible, which has been the pillar for this nation for centuries says that God created the heavens and earth in six days and on the seventh He rested.

The Koran, which these pupils read, claims to have come with new truths;

In Surah /verse 41:9, 12 it says Allah created the earth and heavens (seven heavens) in two days; only to contradict itself in Surah 7:54.

This is the confusion MP Khumalo and I are against.

The two gentlemen see nothing but enlightment in this confusion.

Which truth –that of the Bible or that of the Koran the pupils should take now?

The other confusion these young minds are subjected to by these religions is the story of Jesus Christ. It is accepted world over that the teachings of Jesus Christ have changed and saved many lives for the better.

These teachings are found in the Bible. The promise of better life has had cascading positive impact across many societies while here on earth.

The Koran claims to have new truths about this life Transformer (Jesus Christ).

It asserts that Jesus was never crucified, never died for our sins and never rose from the dead.

It says the crucifixion story is mere conjecture.

As a result, some Islamists insinuate that the man who was eventually crucified was Barabbas, the thug.

Can you believe that?

Is this not confusing to the learners?

What should that pupil do when teachers present these new koranic truths which is a new enlightment as the Editor and pastor Mdluli want us to believe.

I have picked many points in the Editor‘s article which I would like to address but due to space limitations let me jump to pastor Mdluli.

I am very disappointed with his April 3, 2011 article.

What disappointed me the most was when he said, "The view therefore, that foreign religions pollute Swazi learners is not only unfortunate constitutionally speaking, it also militates against the culture of tolerance, the study of other religions does not only increase the worldview of children coming from the Christian homes, which in turn minimises culture shock but it also gives them an opportunity to appreciate other people’s belief systems, through the study of other religions children coming from Christian homes are afforded an opportunity of making choices from a validated position."

How I wish pastor Mdluli was among the Israelites when God said this to them, "…take heed, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither you go in …-Exodus 34:12. Elsewhere God said, "You shall not do like them nor learn their ways (idol worship) lest they incline your heart to follow their gods."

Mdluli considers that Christian children learning these ‘belief systems’ will help Christian children make informed decisions. Did it help the Israelites?

Many of them never saw the promised because of exposure to the foreign religions.

Let me conclude by revealing the dangers of exposing these children to these religions.

In Britain in 2005 it was the youth who became suicide bombers killing more than 50 people after they were manipulated inside mosques and somewhere to become martyrs.

The manipulation of tender minds is taking place across the globe through education and preaching.

Mohammad Amir Ajmal Qasab has 165 dead people under his belt.

According to Time magazine, Qasab was a normal boy until he committed himself to Islam.

Here at home, a certain young man is in the police wanted list for murder.

He was in the newspapers sometime ago for allegedly trying to kill his uncle with a spear.

His relatives described him as a good young man until he became a Muslim.

Now what will happen should any of these pupils follow what the Koran says?

Wouldn’t they become danger to society? The Bible says train a child the proper way that he may not depart from it when he is old.

So what kind of proper training is this when the Bible and the Koran contradict each other? Which book should they cling on?

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