Comments on: How the Church influences Mizo politics

By: whatdoiknow

whatdoiknow — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:18:16 +0000

sorry i mean 2000 Years old

By: whatdoiknow

whatdoiknow — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:17:20 +0000

We have healing centers instead of hospitals, We build Churches instead of school. Doubt the church or it Popstar Preachers, and i’m positive Church goers will burn your effigy or invoke their all loving God to curse your entire family tree. Its sad to say…but Nagaland will be worse in the future. Many would disagree but i don’t see how any politician in Nagaland would be elected if he were an atheist. Frankly there’s nothing our Govt could do to the NBCC or the HOHO’s. I see us moving into a total Christian State if we are not one already. I just hope our people will be less extremists, and i say these because nagas will believe anything to do with religion without really understanding anything from just about anyone, and please i dont mean to insult anyone. we are brought up being taught Christianity all our lives, my science book taught evolution in a few pages, i had an entire class called Christians Doctrine with its own Book which told me the earth was 200 years old. I’ve rambled on but its tough to be a Naga atheist. Having seen what Stupid televangelist and opportunistic Christians are doing to us people is really sad. Please i ask all Thinking Nagas to atleast see and research what religion is doing in our present world and make sure that we can avoid having Nagaland for Christ and move on to Nagaland for Nagas or Humanity.
Of course everything i said here is my own opinion and ,I’m sure i have but i really don’t mean to offend anyone.

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By: Aier

Aier — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:37:20 +0000

A system has to be powerful to influence.

By: Yan Murry

Yan Murry — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:18:10 +0000

Hi Chana,
Alright, the church has become powerful. But are they abusing their power? Many of my Mizo frens also opined that the Synod has become ‘powerful’ but at the same time they admitted that the Synod has done a commendable job for this election.

Eying, thanks for putting some light on how things work in Nagaland.
The ‘Naga political issue’ is a pressing issue in Nagaland. The NBCC, I believe has a ‘Peace Affairs cell’ to deal with the issue.
Can’t an ‘Election Affairs Cell’ be created as well?

By: Eyingbeni

Eyingbeni — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:56:14 +0000

thanks yan for sharing this news bit. i got a chance to witness the last election in Mizoram and was impressed by the way it was conducted. it was just another day with people quietly queing up to vote…no minors in line and no pushing and jolting and no air of tension. there was total calm. i’m sure the church has much to do with creating such an peaceful environment.
as to your questions, i would like to think that the NBCC does not and cannot exercise so much of authority given the difference in polity. while the baptists in nagaland follow local church autonomy the churches in mizoram, both presbyterian and baptist, follow the centralised polity, which gives more power to the church to exercise ‘control’ over its members, who are both voters and candidates.
nagas are spoilt by the worst kind of democracy – full liberty without a sense of responsibility!

By: dr lalchhanhima ralte

dr lalchhanhima ralte — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:43:08 +0000

yan thank you but sometimes ppl here often wonder if the church/synod has become too powerful………