Going to church and worshiping God has become an essential and fashionable trend in South Africa. Religion has grown to be a very lucrative and profitable business more especially here at home and internationally. Worshiping God within a congregation (argumentative) is very expensive affair these days. However, whether it is a lucrative and profitable business, it’s certainly not an issue. The problem is, making people conform in what you believe in by force.
South Africa, as many countries in Africa and the world at large has a Religious Diversity, from Zionists, Muslims, Judaism, Buddhists, Traditionalists (or Culturists) and Christians (which fall under - Born-Again Christians, Baptists, Orthodox et al). All these diverse religions have assorted attires and colors that bestow emblems, which distinguish each church from the rest, only sharing a single commonality of the Crucifix(the Pentagram for Judaism). The aim of worship is a sacred trajectory of that one magnanimous, benevolent and omnipotent being, the Alpha and the Omega, Jehovah, Umveliqange - GOD the creator; from these religion, all cordoned and directed by inspirational words from various Holy books: The Bible, The Koran, The Torah, The Book of Mormon, et al - its messages, a directive from the Almighty through prophets or chosen believers of that particular faith.
As individuals, our faith and spirituality conforms, and is derived by one of these Religious convictions but, only by choice of worship in any of the former mentioned Religious convictions. Each choice of worship by tradition is different from any other worship, from congregation to congregation. And a Religious conviction is taught, analyzed, and imbibed by an individual through their own ‘self-perception’.
God loves all his children, with their diverse cultures, nationality, tradition, creed and religious convictions. No one, especially in a Democratic state, governed by a Constitution can be pushed or pulled by force or emotional submission to conform to any of these former mentioned Religions. In South Africa it is our Constitutional right to be followers of any religion, creed or traditional group.
There is no discrimination in the Kingdom of God - only different ways to praise and individual ways to faith. It is an individual’s choice to conform or follow a particular Religious group which, some of us are born into and some of us learn to follow. We as individuals are one in the name of the magnanimous, benevolent and omnipotent being, the Alpha and the Omega, Jehovah, Umveliqange - GOD the creator.
It is our perception to whom and what God is; which separates individual’s religion and spiritual convictions.
There is a popular ignorant belief, which aims to separate puritan cultural groups that have evolved over the past millenniums, to powerful movements that aim to heal the world, through entertainment and artistic accretion, from other religions, to a mere diabolical movement that brings chaos into the world. What lunacy? The Illuminati and the Freemasons, (which can be linked to the church of Scientology) are and have been recognized as masters of lyrical, artistic creativity, architectural and mechanical experts; who chose to congregate themselves through their creed and form of worship.
True faith, in any of the earlier mentioned religious diversity; does not discriminate or shun upon ‘different’ religious groups or religious convictions of any individual or ethnic group. True faith, does not create boundaries or build walls against any individual or ethnic group. True faith, does not seek to break, but aims to build. Real faith does not seek to kill, but aim to heal.
It is my opinion that any man can do as they please with their lives, for as long as they do not KILL, STEAL OR HATE. In forever Love and in forever shining Light - true conviction in God.
WORD TO A NEW RELIGION CONVICTION REVOLUTION
By Linda Sakazi Thwala
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