Religion Feature
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Has religion failed to unite us?
“…join together all our hearts as one; thus, we be free from fear. Bless our leaders, each and everyone, and…
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Religion and the spread of HIV
Three years ago, Peter and Suzan tied the knot at a colourful wedding. It was indeed a wedding of the…
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Why teach in parables?
Often times, when Jesus was preaching, he liked to use parables. Whether he wanted to make the people think deeper…
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Does God approve of Church divisions?
During one of his evangelisms and ministries, the Lord Jesus Christ told his excited disciples that he would build his…
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Renounce faith in pursuit of education?
Theists believe that a child is a precious gift from God and, therefore, should be raised in the will of…
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Through disasters, God settles his issues
In his tribute to the late Ethel Mutharika, musician-cum-politician Billy Kaunda asks whether God was awake when the former First…
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Sifting true religion from hypocrisy
By counting the ever-increasing number of faith groups, one can easily be tempted to believe that Malawi is a God-fearing…
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Are Christians being swindled through tithe?
Although he had all the powers to enable him gain riches, Jesus Christ did not exploit this for self aggrandisement.…
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What is God’s ‘image’?
In Genesis 1:26-27, the Bible says God created man in his own image. This means irrespective of skin colour, race, ethnicity,…
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Taking gender equality to the temple
Khadijah Dyton is an unwavering Muslim and a good orator. No wonder she is always entrusted with responsibility to lead…
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What is wrong with beer selling?
Being a devout CCAP member, Maness Jailosi, 34, could have chosen a different profession to avoid excommunication from her church,…
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Do we need prayer?
God created humans. He gave them life and supremacy over everything else. God owns the world and the galaxy. As…
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I there God the Mother?
The World Mission Society Church of God boasts of churches in 150 countries, including Malawi. Not many, however, know that…
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The search for God’s language
The dawn of multiparty democracy did not only change things on the political turf. It revolutionalised the religious and spiritual…
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Was the Bible copied from other books?
Every proper theological school teaches this, one of the first scares to a bible scholar: Genesis chapters 1 to 11…
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Should churches publicise charity?
By seeking publicity for works of charity, has the church gone commercial? That is the issue WATIPASO MZUNGU JNR deals…
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Can politics, Christianity mix?
Some people are already calling him man of the people. He is fluent and has provided a fresh face to…
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Can the Communications Act tame religion?
News that the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) fined Radio Islam K260 000 (abour $620) for allegedly demeaning Christianity received…
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Why baptise children?
When Jesus Christ was baptised, the world came to a standstill: John the Baptist actually issued an apology, saying he…
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Why not just burn the body?
Malawi has a severe problem of pressure on land. In fact, it is one of the most densely populated countries…
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